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therapeutic index

any of several indices relating the clinical effectiveness of a drug to its safety factor, the most common being the therapeutic ratio. Other therapeutic indices include the ratio of the minimum toxic dose to the minimum effective dose and the difference between the minimum effective dose and the minimum toxic dose.

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November 23rd 2024

incontinence

incontinence

n.

1. an inability to control basic body functions, such as urination and defecation (see fecal incontinence; urinary incontinence). Incontinence is often caused by bodily and neurological injury or damage or physical abnormalities and changes.

2. an inability to restrain sexual impulses. —incontinent adj.