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dose dumping

dose dumping noun: the uncontrolled rapid release of a drug that was intended to be gradually released into the body.

Noun

dose dumping (uncountable)

  1. The uncontrolled rapid release of a drug that was intended to be gradually released into the body.
    • Crushing pills that were designed to be swallowed whole may lead to dose dumping.

Questions about dose dumping

What does dose dumping mean?
Dose dumping means the uncontrolled rapid release of a drug that was intended to be gradually released into the body.
What part of speech is dose dumping?
Dose dumping is a noun.

Words near dose dumping in the dictionary

  1. Doscher
  2. Doschers
  3. Dosches
  4. Dosci
  5. dose
  6. dose dumping
  7. dose equivalent
  8. dose of one's own medicine
  9. doseable
  10. dosed
  11. Doseh

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