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Pure Appl. Chem.,
Vol. 65, No. 9, pp. 2003-2122, 1993.
CLINICAL
CHEMISTRY DIVISION
COMMISSION ON TOXICOLOGY
Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology
(IUPAC Recommmendations 1993)
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waste: Anything that is discarded deliberately
or otherwise disposed of on the assumption that it is of no further
use to the primary user.
wasting syndrome: Disease marked by weight
loss and atrophy of muscular and other connective tissues that is
not directly related to a decrease in food and water consumption.
Weibull model: Dose-response model of the
form:
P(d) = 1 - exp(- bdm)
Where P(d) is the probability of cancer death due to a continuous
dose rate, d, b and m are constants.
IRIS, 1986
weight-of-evidence for toxicity: Extent to
which the available biomedical data support the hypothesis that
a substance causes a defined toxic effect such as cancer in humans.
IRIS, 1986
withdrawal effect: Adverse event following
withdrawal from a person or animal of a drug to which they have
been chronically exposed or on which they have become dependent.
working zone: Space measuring up to 2 m over the level
of the floor or platform that contains a worker's permanent or
temporary station.
IRPTC, 1982
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