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The extent to which a substance is molecularly available to cells and tissues in a living organism, which depends on factors such as solubility, pH level, and presence of enzymes and cofactors; for example, even if one's ingestion of vitamin B12 is average/typical, one might nonetheless have B12 deficiency if one has poor metabolism of this particular vitamin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The extent to which a substance is molecularly available to cells and tissues in a living organism, which depends on factors such as solubility, pH level, and presence of enzymes and cofactors; for example, even if one's ingestion of vitamin B12 is average/typical, one might nonetheless have B12 deficiency if one has poor metabolism of this particular vitamin.
The amount of drug or nutrient which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: nutrition
Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pharmacology, sciences
Examples
- poor/low oral bioavailability
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English availability English bioavailability From bio- + availability.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
biosaatavuus
— amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
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Georgian:
ბიოშეღწევადობა
(biošeɣc̣evadoba)
— amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
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German:
Bioverfügbarkeit
— amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
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Indonesian:
bioavailabilitas
— amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
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Indonesian:
ketersediaan hayati
— amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
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Irish:
bith-infhaighteacht
— amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
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Italian:
biodisponibilità
— amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
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Malay:
bioavailabiliti
— amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
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Malay:
bioketersediaan
— amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
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Malay:
biokeperolehan
— amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
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Portuguese:
biodisponibilidade
— amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
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Russian:
биодосту́пность
(biodostúpnostʹ)
— amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
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Spanish:
biodisponibilidad
— amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
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Vietnamese:
sinh khả dụng
— amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
