The potential that something, usually a medicine or substance, has to injure or cause illness in an animal when given as one dose or as multiple doses in the span of one day or less than one day.

The ability of a substance to cause poisonous effects resulting in severe biological harm or death soon after a single exposure or dose. Also, any severe poisonous effect resulting from a single, sh [..]

Injury that occurs soon after exposure to a pesticide.

Injury that occurs soon after exposure to a pesticide.

The adverse (acute) effects resulting from a single dose or exposure to a substance. Importance: Ordinarily used to denote effects in experimental animals.

The adverse effects occurring within a short time of administration of a single dose or multiple doses given within 24 hours (Hagan, 1959).

The ability of a substance to cause severe biological harm or death soon after a single exposure or dose. Also, any poisonous effect that results from a single short-term exposure to a toxic substance [..]

The ability of a substance to cause severe biological harm or death soon after a single exposure or dose. Also, any poisonous effect resulting from a single short-term exposure to a toxic substance. ( [..]

The ability of a substance to cause severe biological harm or death soon after a single exposure or dose. Also, any poisonous effect resulting from a single short-term exposure to a toxic substance [..]

The ability of a substance to cause poisonous effects resulting in severe biological harm or death soon after a single exposure or dose. Also, any severe poisonous effect resulting from a single short [..]

Any poisonous effect produced within a short period of time, resulting in severe biological harm and often death.

a measure of imminent danger from a chemical; usually expressed as milligrams of chemical to kilogram oftarget organism (mg/kg) required to kill 50% of a target population following exposure (i.e., le [..]

The capacity of a biologically active agent to cause serious harm, injury, or death to a living system following a single dose

<pharmacology> Illness resulting from a single dose or exposure to a toxic substance. Compare: chronic toxicity. (06 May 1997)

The adverse (acute, poisonous) effect resulting in severe biological harm or death soon after a single dose of, or exposure to a substance. Any severe poisonous effect resulting from a short-term expo [..]

Ability of a substance to cause adverse effects within a short time of dosing or exposure (opposite to chronic toxicity).

Adverse health effects from a single dose or exposure to a toxic chemical or other toxic substance.

Toxicity associated with short-term exposures to chemicals in concentrations high enough to cause biochemical or anatomical damages, even death. Compare with chronic toxicity.