vehicle

[ve´ĭ-k'l]

2. any medium through which an impulse is propagated.

ex·cip·i·ent

(ek-sip'ē-ent),

A more or less inert substance added in a prescription as a diluent or vehicle or to give form or consistency when the remedy is given in pill form; for example, simple syrup, vegetable gums, aromatic powder, honey, and various elixirs.

[L. excipiens; pres. p. of ex- cipio, to take out]

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

excipient

(ĭk-sĭp′ē-ənt)

An inert substance used as a diluent or vehicle for a drug.

ex·cip·i·ent

(ek-sip'ē-ĕnt)

A more or less inert substance added in a prescription as a diluent or vehicle or to give form or consistency when the remedy is given in pill form.

[L. excipiens; pres. p. of ex-cipio, to take out]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

excipient

Any inert substance used to bulk up or dilute a drug, or as a vehicle for a drug.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

ex·cip·i·ent

(ek-sip'ē-ĕnt)

A more or less inert substance added in a prescription as a diluent or vehicle or to give form or consistency when the remedy is given in pill form; e.g., simple syrup, vegetable gums, aromatic powder, honey, and various elixirs.

[L. excipiens; pres. p. of ex-cipio, to take out]

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