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Bioavailability

The amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration.

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noun
  1. 1

    The amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration.

    "poor/low oral bioavailability"

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bioequivalencenoun(pharmacology) A measure of the equivalence of multiple formulations of a drug in terms of bioavailability
availabilitynoun(chiefly uncountable) The quality of being available.
bioavailibilitynounMisspelling of bioavailability. [(biology, medicine) The extent to which a substance is molecularly available to cells and tissues in a living organism, which depends on factors such as solubility, pH level, and presence of enzymes and cofactors; for example, even if one's ingestion of vitamin B₁₂ is average/typical, one might nonetheless have B₁₂ deficiency if one has poor metabolism of this particular vitamin.]
biodisponibilitynoun(biology) Synonym of bioavailability.
bioaccessibilitynounThe potential for a substance to interact with (and be absorbed by) an organism
biodistributionnoun(biology, biochemistry) The distribution (static and dynamic) of compounds within a biological system or within an organism
bioactivitynoun(biology, medicine) Biologic activity, such as biochemical or immunologic reactivity: the biologic effect (function or dysfunction, benefit or toxicity) of a substance.
bioeffectivenessnounbiological effectiveness
biopotencynoun(biochemistry) A measure of the ability of a material (such as a hormone or vitamin) to have a specified biochemical function
bioreactivitynounThe condition, or the extent of being bioreactive
bio-equivalencenounAlternative form of bioequivalence. [(pharmacology) A measure of the equivalence of multiple formulations of a drug in terms of bioavailability]
biofunctionalitynounThe functionality of a biomaterial
bioabsorptionnoun(biology) The process whereby substances are absorbed by the tissues and organs of organisms
biogenicitynounThe quality of being biogenic.
biocompatibilitynoun(biology) The ability of a material to perform with an appropriate host response in a specific situation.
bioefficacynounThe efficacy of a biomedicine
chemobiokineticsnounThe study of how the body uptakes chemical substances.
bioproductivitynoun(biology) The productivity of a biological process (at a specified organizational scale)
bioyieldnounA biological yield.
biotoxicitynounQuality or degree of being biotoxic.

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