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Vol.
28 No. 2
March-April 2006
Provisional Recommendations
Explanatory Dictionary of Key Terms in Toxicology
The objective of the explanatory dictionary of concepts in
toxicology is to give full explanations of the meaning of
toxicological terms chosen for their importance and complexity
from the point of merging chemistry and toxicology. This requires
a full description of the underlying concepts, going beyond
a normal dictionary definition. Often, linguistic barriers
lead to problems in obtaining a common understanding of terminology
at the international level and between disciplines. The explanatory
definitions should help to break down such barriers. The dictionary
consists of about 68 terms chosen from the IUPAC "Glossary
of Terms Used in Toxicokinetics" [Pure
Appl. Chem. 76,
1033–1082, (2004)] organized under 22 main headings.
The authors hope that among the groups which will find this
explanatory dictionary helpful are chemists, pharmacologists,
toxicologists, risk assessors, regulators, medical practitioners,
regulatory authorities, and everyone with an interest in the
relationship of chemistry to toxicology. It should also facilitate
the use of chemistry in relation to risk assessment. Thus,
it is expected that there will be a wide audience for this
document.
Comments by 31 May 2006
Prof. Monica Nordberg
Karolinska Institutet
Institute of Environmental Medicine
S-17177 Stockholm, Sweden
TEL: +[46] 8 5248 7400
FAX: +[46] 8 3141 24
E-MAIL: [email protected]
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