| buccal tablet | Usually a small, flat tablet intended to be inserted in the buccal pouch, where the active ingredient is absorbed directly through the oral mucosa; such a tablet dissolves or erodes slowly. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| compressed tablet | A tablet prepared, usually as a large-scale production, by means of great pressure; most compressed tablet's consist of the active ingredient and a diluent, binder, disintegrator, and lubricant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prolonged action tablet | sustained action tablet |
| hypodermic tablet | A compressed or molded tablet that dissolves completely in water to form an injectable solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sublingual tablet | Usually a small, flat tablet intended to be inserted beneath the tongue, where the active ingredient is absorbed directly through the oral mucosa; such a tablet (e.g., nitroglyerine)dissolves very promptly. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sustained release tablet | A drug product formulation that provides the required dosage initially and then maintains or repeats it at desired intervals. Synonym: prolonged action tablet, repeat action tablet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dispensing tablet | A tablet prepared by molding or by compression; used by the dispensing pharmacist to obtain certain potent substances in a convenient form for accurate compounding. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tablet | 1. A small table or flat surface. 2. A flat piece of any material on which to write, paint, draw, or engrave; also, such a piece containing an inscription or a picture. 3. Hence, a small picture; a miniature. 4. A kind of pocket memorandum book. 5. A flattish cake or piece; as, tablets of arsenic were formerly worn as a preservative against the plague. 6. <pharmacology> A solid kind of electuary or confection, commonly made of dry ingredients with sugar, and usually formed into little flat squares; called also lozenge, and troche, especially when of a round or rounded form. Origin: F. Tablette, dim. Of table. See Table. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tablet triturate | A small, usually cylindrical, molded or compressed disk of varying size, containing a diluent usually consisting of dextrose (glucose) or of a mixture of lactose and powdered sucrose and a moistening agent or excipient, such as dilute alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enteric coated tablet | An oral dosage form in which a tablet is coated with a material to prevent or minimise dissolution in the stomach but allow dissolution in the small intestine. This type of formulation either protects the stomach from a potentially irritating drug (e.g., aspirin) or protects the drug (e.g., erythromycin) from partial degradation in the acidic environment of the stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parkinson disease, symptomatic | Symptoms of parkinson disease induced by drugs, or following cerebral arteriosclerosis, brain tumour, or other central nervous system disorders except encephalitis, which is parkinson disease, postencephalitic. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chronic symptomatic HIV infection | This refers to an HIV infection that is characterised by signs and symptoms of HIV that are not life-threatening. Examples include oral thrush, gingivitis, seborrheic dermatitis, molluscum contangiosum, fevers, fatigue, lymph node swelling, malaise and weight loss. This stage can be a signal for the conversion from asymptomatic HIV disease to HIV disease (moe pronouced symptoms include joint pains). AIDS is diagnosed after HIV disease has started to manifest life-threatening oppotunistic infections (for example pneumocystis, cryptosporidium, toxoplasmosis, etc). (27 Sep 1997) |
| symptomatic | 1. Pertaining to or of the nature of a symptom. 2. Indicative (of a particular disease or disorder). 3. Exhibiting the symptoms of a particular disease but having a different cause. 4. Directed at the allying of symptoms, as symptomatic treatment. Origin: Gr. Symptomatikos (18 Nov 1997) |
| symptomatic epilepsy | A group of epilepsy syndromes of diverse aetiologies with diffuse or multifocal cerebral involvement. Patients typically have a variety of generalised seizure types, including tonic, atonic, myoclonic, atypical absence, and generalised tonic-clonic seizures. Partial seizures may also occur. One classic syndrome is the Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Synonym: symptomatic epilepsy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| symptomatic erythema | A general term applied to various erythema's associated with systemic disease, fevers, allergic states, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |