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clearance time,

n the time taken for a cariogenic exposure to pass from the oral cavity; depends largely upon type of food ingested, efficiency of the lips, teeth, and tongue, and the amount of saliva present in an individual's oral cavity.

clearance

the act of clearing; it is a primary pharmacokinetic parameter which describes irreversible removal of a drug from the body by all processes and is made up of renal clearance and metabolic clearance.

blood-urea clearance

the volume of the blood cleared of urea per minute by renal elimination.

Bromsulphalein clearance

see sulfobromophthalein clearance test.

creatinine clearance

see creatinine.

inulin clearance

see inulin clearance.

clearance time

the time required for a drug to be eliminated after administration. Eliminated means to the point where it can no longer be detected. Of most importance in avoiding drug residues in food animals and charges of doping in sports animals.

urea clearance

blood-urea clearance.

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