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Toxicology Glossary - J

jaundice: Pathological condition characterized by deposition of bile pigment in the skin and mucous membranes, including the conjunctivae, resulting in yellow appearance of the patient or animal
RT hyperbilirubinaemia, icterus

joint effect: Simultaneous or successive effect of factors of diverse types (chemical, physical, biological) on an organism
RT additive effect, antagonism, combined effect of poisons, potentiation, synergism

Last updated: 24 May 2005
First published: 24 May 2005
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