bioavailability

[ bahy-oh-uh-vey-luh-bil-i-tee ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. the extent to which a nutrient or medication can be used by the body.

Origin of bioavailability

1
First recorded in 1965–70; bio- + availability

Other words from bioavailability

  • bi·o·a·vail·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for bioavailability

bioavailability

/ (ˌbaɪəʊəˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ) /


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 intravenous: Also called: systemic availability

Derived forms of bioavailability

  • bioavailable, adjective

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