toxicity testing

collocation in English

meaningsoftoxicityandtesting

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toxicity
noun[U]
uk
/tɒkˈsɪs.ɪ.ti/
us
/taːkˈsis.ə.t̬i/
the level of poison contained in a drug, or the ability of a drug to poison ...
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testing
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtes.tɪŋ/
us
/ˈtes.tɪŋ/
the act or practice of giving tests to measure someone's knowledge ...
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(Definition oftoxicityandtestingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Particularly is this the case in the field oftoxicitytesting.
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Nowhere is this more apparent than in animal experimentation for product andtoxicitytesting.
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The degree of assurance which can be given against such risks depends on the investment both intoxicitytestingand in fundamental toxicology, but it can never be complete.
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A further reason for the continuance of severetoxicitytestingis fear of liability with increasing adoption of strict liability (liability without fault).
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Perhaps the lengthiest aspect of their development is adequatetoxicitytesting; namely, making sure they are safe for human beings to use.
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First, there is the need for adequatetoxicitytestingbefore a new drug is tried out on human beings.
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Considerable progress has been made in topicaltoxicitytesting.
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Toxicitytestingremains essential if medicines and other products used daily in industry and in the home are to be safe.
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And for some applications, particularly in the medical field, propertoxicitytestingand certification will take us close to the end of the century.
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The development of alternatives to the use of living animals intoxicitytestingis a continuing process.
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For some applications propertoxicitytestingand certification will take us close to the end of the century.
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Thetoxicitytestingand clinical trials can never be as complete as ideally may be desired or be entirely foolproof.
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The committee is engaged on wide-ranging reviews of two vital issues: the use of primates in research, andtoxicitytesting.
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I have some animal welfare concerns also, in particular developing validation of alternative methods for animal testing and hastening the replacement of animal-basedtoxicitytestingwith regard to chemicals policy.
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Toxicitytestinghas been a continuing concern.
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The first of these is a major new project to examine the use of human tissue cultures instead of animals in medical research andtoxicitytesting.
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We must recognise thattoxicitytestingand clinical trials can never be as complete as ideally may be desirable, nor can they give an absolute guarantee of safety.
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In effect, that means notoxicitytesting.
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For most medicinals, efficacy andtoxicitytestingare based on traditional knowledge rather than laboratory analysis.
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Both solid phase (soils and sediment) and aqueous chronic or acutetoxicitytesting(described below) can be conducted using this technology.
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