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bioavailability

[bahy-oh-uh-vey-luh-bil-i-tee]
noun Biochemistry.
  1. the extent to which a nutrient or medication can be used by the body.
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Origin of bioavailability

First recorded in 1965–70; bio- + availability
Related formsbi·o·a·vail·a·ble, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for bioavailability

bioavailability

noun
  1. the extent to which a drug or other substance is taken up by a specific tissue or organ after administration; the proportion of the dose of a drug that reaches the systemic circulation intact after administration by a route other than intravenousAlso called: systemic availability
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Derived Formsbioavailable, adjective
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bioavailability in Medicine

bioavailability

(bī′ō-ə-vā′lə-bĭl′ĭ-tē)
n.
  1. The physiological availability of a given amount of a drug, as distinct from its chemical potency.
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