toksinia
Toksinia is a term encountered in some toxicology and ethnobotanical literatures to denote the study of toxins, their sources, and their effects on living organisms. In such usage, toksinia encompasses the chemical characterization of toxic compounds, their mechanisms of action, exposure pathways, diagnosis of toxin-related illness, and the development of countermeasures.
The word derives from Greek toksikos meaning "poison" and the suffix -ia, used to denote a field
Scope: Toksinia covers natural toxins produced by plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria, as well as synthetic
Methods: Researchers employ analytical chemistry (chromatography, mass spectrometry), biosensors, immunoassays, and omics approaches; animal and cellular
Applications: Toksinia informs clinical management of poisoning, food safety regulation, environmental monitoring, occupational health, and drug
Limitations: Because toksinia as a term is not uniformly adopted, definitions vary by region. In many contexts
See also: Toxicology, Toxinology, Poisoning, Antidote development.