Ramoutsaki I A, Ramoutsakis Y A, Tsikritzis M D, Tsatsakis A M
Medical School of Crete, Laboratory of Toxicology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
Vet Hum Toxicol. 2000 Apr;42(2):111.
We investigated the roots of toxicology and showed the Greek origin of the word. A number of selected ancient Greek and Byzantine works show the etymology and meaning of the adjective "toxic" or "toxical" as the first composition of "toxicology". Even from early antiquity "toxic" or "toxical" have been connected with substances which cause death, a meaning which has prevailed through the ages.
我们探究了毒理学的根源，并揭示了该词的希腊语起源。一些精选的古希腊和拜占庭时期的著作展示了形容词“有毒的”或“中毒的”词源及含义，这是“毒理学”的首个构成部分。甚至从古代早期起，“有毒的”或“中毒的”就与导致死亡的物质相关联，这一含义一直流传至今。
