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Stability (Medicine)
Stability (pronounced: /stəˈbɪlɪti/) in the context of medicine refers to the state of being stable, steady, or unchanging. It is often used to describe the condition of a patient's health, the effectiveness of a treatment, or the consistency of a medical device or drug.
Etymology
The term "stability" originates from the Latin word "stabilitas", which means firmness or steadiness.
Related Terms
- Homeostasis: The ability of an organism to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes.
- Equilibrium (biology): A state of balance in a biological system, maintained by various physiological mechanisms.
- Therapeutic window: The range of drug dosages which can treat disease effectively without causing adverse effects.
- Pharmacokinetics: The study of how an organism affects a drug, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
- Pharmacodynamics: The study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Stability
- Wikipedia's article - Stability
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