- curative dose
- (CD) a dose sufficient to restore normal health. See also median curative d.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
curative dose
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median curative dose — (CD50) a dose that abolishes symptoms in half the test subjects … Medical dictionary
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CD — Abbreviation for curative dose; circular dichroism; cluster of differentiation. * * * cadaver donor; caldesmon; canine distemper; canine dose; carbohydrate dehydratase; carbon dioxide; cardiac disease; cardiac dullness; cardiac dysrhythmia;… … Medical dictionary
Cd — Symbol for cadmium. * * * cadaver donor; caldesmon; canine distemper; canine dose; carbohydrate dehydratase; carbon dioxide; cardiac disease; cardiac dullness; cardiac dysrhythmia; cardiovascular disease; Carrel Dakin [fluid]; Castleman disease;… … Medical dictionary
cd — Symbol for candela. * * * cadaver donor; caldesmon; canine distemper; canine dose; carbohydrate dehydratase; carbon dioxide; cardiac disease; cardiac dullness; cardiac dysrhythmia; cardiovascular disease; Carrel Dakin [fluid]; Castleman disease;… … Medical dictionary
CD50 — 1. Abbreviation for curative dose. 2. In a study of a therapeutic agent, the dose that cures 50% of the test subjects. * * * median curative dose * * * median curative dose … Medical dictionary
therapeutic index — n a measure of the relative desirability of a drug for the attaining of a particular medical end that is usu. expressed as the ratio of the largest dose producing no toxic symptoms to the smallest dose routinely producing cures * * * the ratio of … Medical dictionary
CD — • cadaver donor; • caldesmon; • canine distemper; • canine dose; • carbohydrate dehydratase; • carbon dioxide; • cardiac disease; • cardiac dullness; • cardiac dysrhythmia; • cardiovascular disease; • Carrel Dakin [fluid]; • Castleman disease; •… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
medicinal poisoning — also called Drug Poisoning, harmful effects on health of certain therapeutic drugs, resulting either from overdose or from the sensitivity of specific body tissues to regular doses (side effects). Until about the 1920s, there were… … Universalium
CD50 — • median curative dose … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
