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maximal dose

n.

The largest quantity of a drug that an adult can safely take within a given period.

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  2. mycogenous,
  3. mycol.,
  4. mycological,
  5. mycologically,
  6. mycoparasite,
  7. mycophage,
  8. mycophagist,
  9. mycophagous,
  10. mycoplasma
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