Absorption
| Definition: |
The taking in or incorporation of gaseous or liquid substances, light, or heat. It includes the metabolic absorption of exogenous nutrients, chemicals, and drugs into microorganisms, tissues, and organs. |
| Notes: |
almost never IM; coord NIM with substance /pharmacokin (IM) or organ /metab (IM) when absorptive process, degree or rate in article; TN 1: relation to metab & importance in pharmacol |
Absorption Definitions and Terms
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