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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental exposure > exposure pathways > oral exposure
Preferred Term:

oral exposure

Definition:
Contact between a potentially harmful physical, chemical or biological agent (e.g., pesticide, microbe, heavy metal, drug etc.) and an organism by ingestion.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
exposure pathways
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • ingestion exposure
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/213386
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