low dose
Tiny therapeutic quantity
Low dose describes a smaller-than-typical amount of a medication, drug, or other substance.
In medicine, low-dose aspirin may be prescribed for heart health rather than pain relief.
The term extends to radiation exposure, chemical concentrations, or any measured intake: low-dose edibles for first-time users.
Often hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun.
- minimalSmallest amount needed
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- microdoseSubperceptual drug quantity
- titrateMeasure concentration chemically
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
tolerance · sensitive · milligram · baby aspirin · aspirin · maintenance · starting · easing in · trial run · pediatric · tapering · drug holiday · sublingual · half-life · potency · efficacy · less is more · exposure
- steroidssteroid, cortisol, testosterone, estrogen, progesterone
low dosemegadose
Excessive therapeutic quantity
overdose · toxic dose · lethal dose · maximum dose · loading dose
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