limes dose
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limes nul dose — limes zero dose L0 d … Medical dictionary
limes zero — limes nul dose … Medical dictionary
dose — 1. The quantity of a drug or other remedy to be taken or applied all at one time or in fractional amounts within a given period. Cf.:dosage (2). 2. In nuclear medicine, amount of energy absorbed per unit mass of irradiated material (absorbed d.) … Medical dictionary
limes — A boundary, limit, or threshold. SEE ALSO: L doses, under dose. [L.] * * * li·mes (liґmēz) [L. “boundaryâ€] limit; boundary … Medical dictionary
Lf dose — (limes flocculating dose) in the Ramon flocculation test, the amount of diphtheria toxin that in the shortest time produces precipitation when mixed with one standard unit of antitoxin … Medical dictionary
Lr dose — (limes reacting dose) in preparation of diphtheria toxoid, the amount of diphtheria toxin that, when mixed with one standard unit of antitoxin, will produce a minimal skin reaction in a guinea pig … Medical dictionary
L0 dose — L0dose the limes nul or limes zero dose; in preparation of diphtheria toxoid, the largest amount of diphtheria toxin that when mixed with one standard unit of antitoxin produces no perceptible reaction when injected subcutaneously into a guinea… … Medical dictionary
L+ dose — (limes tod or death dose) in preparation of diphtheria toxoid, the smallest amount of diphtheria toxin that will kill a 250 g guinea pig within four days when mixed with one unit of diphtheria antitoxin before being injected subcutaneously. Cf.… … Medical dictionary
L0 — limes zero [limes nul, the largest amount of toxin which will not produce a toxic reaction] * * * limes nul; see L0 dose, under dose … Medical dictionary
L+ — limes tod [the smallest amount of toxin which will produce a toxic reaction] * * * L+ limes tod; see L+ dose, under dose … Medical dictionary
