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Term | International Unit |
Short definition | International Unit (IN-ter-NA-shuh-nul YOO-nit) A unit used to measure the activity of many vitamins, hormones, enzymes, and drugs. An International Unit is the amount of a substance that has a specified biological effect. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
International Unit - (pronounced) (IN-ter-NA-shuh-nul YOO-nit) A unit used to measure the activity of many vitamins, hormones, enzymes, and drugs. An International Unit is the amount of a substance that has a specified biological effect. For each substance there is an international agreement on the biological effect expected for 1 international unit. Also called IE
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