symptomatology

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General description of all of the signs and symptoms of exposure to a toxicant.
Note: Signs are the overt (observable) responses associated with exposure (such as convulsions, death, etc.), whereas symptoms are covert (subjective) responses (such as nausea, headache, etc.).
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. (Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1318 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'symptomatology' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.16122 RIS BibTex EndNote
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