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- A substance which, when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed, or when applied to, injected into, or developed within the body, in relatively small amounts, may cause injury, harm, or destruction to organs, tissue, or life.
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| Abstract from DBPedia | Poison is something that causes harm. The term is used in a wide range of scientific fields and industries, where it is often specifically defined. It may also be applied colloquially or figuratively, with a broad sense. Whether something is considered a poison may change depending on the amount, the circumstances, and what living things are present. Poisoning could be accidental or deliberate, and if the cause can be identified there may be ways to neutralise the effects or minimise the symptoms. In biology, a poison is a chemical substance causing death, injury or harm to organisms or their parts. In medicine, poisons are a kind of toxin that are delivered passively, not actively. In industry the term may be negative, something to be removed to make a thing safe, or positive, an agent to limit unwanted pests. In ecological terms, poisons introduced into the environment can later cause unwanted effects elsewhere, or in other parts of the food chain.毒（どく）、毒物（どくぶつ）は、生物の生命活動にとって不都合を起こす物質の総称である。 毒物及び劇物指定令が定める毒物については、毒物及び劇物取締法#分類を参照。 毒は、生命活動に芳しくない影響を与える物質の総称。その性質は毒性（どくせい）とよばれ、また毒性を持つもの（物体・生物問わず）は有毒（ゆうどく）と表現される。専門に扱う学問には毒性学がある。 (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Poison) |
