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effective dose

effective dose noun: the lowest pharmaceutical dosage required to cause effect in 50% of individuals.

Noun

effective dose (plural effective doses)

  1. The lowest pharmaceutical dosage required to cause effect in 50% of individuals.
  2. The radiation dose as adjusted by factors for radiation type and for tissue type. Like several other dose types, expressed by SI in sieverts (non-SI, in rems).

Forms of effective dose

pluraleffective doses

Questions about effective dose

What does effective dose mean?
Effective dose means the lowest pharmaceutical dosage required to cause effect in 50% of individuals.
What part of speech is effective dose?
Effective dose is a noun.
What is the plural of effective dose?
The plural of effective dose is effective doses.

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