Amount
Amount
Amount (/əˈmaʊnt/) is a term used in various fields of medicine to quantify or measure the quantity or degree of something.
Etymology
The term "amount" originates from the Old French amonter, meaning "to ascend, increase, rise up."
In Medicine
In the field of medicine, the term "amount" is often used to describe the quantity of a substance, such as a drug or a particular compound in the body. For example, the amount of glucose in the blood, or the amount of medication a patient is prescribed.
Related Terms
- Dosage: The size or frequency of a dose of a medicine or drug.
- Concentration: The amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture, solution, or ore.
- Volume: The quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by a closed surface, for example, the space that a substance (solid, liquid, gas, or plasma) or shape occupies or contains.
- Mass: A measure of the amount of matter in an object.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Amount
- Wikipedia's article - Amount
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski