What is the meaning of toxicology?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Study of poisons and their effects
| Toxicology (given word) | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | the science of poisons and how they harm living things |
| Example | The toxicology report showed that the fish died from factory waste in the river. |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: Study of diseases and their causes — Incorrect. This is pathology. It deals with diseases.
Option 3: Study of bacteria — Incorrect. This is bacteriology. It deals with tiny living germs.
Option 4: Study of the tissues of the body — Incorrect. This is histology. It looks at body tissues under a microscope.