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principle /prin·ci·ple/ (prin´sip'l)

1. a chemical component.

2. a substance on which certain of the properties of a drug depend.

3. a law of conduct.

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principle of infinitesimal dose  a fundamental principle of homeopathy: the more a remedy is diluted (even to the point that none of the medicinal substance is likely to be present), the more powerful and longer lasting will be its effect.

yin/yang principle  in Chinese philosophy, the concept of polar complements existing in dynamic equilibrium and always present simultaneously. In traditional Chinese medicine, a disturbance of the proper balance of yin and yang causes disease, and the goal is to maintain or to restore this balance.

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prin·ci·ple (prns-pl)

n.

1. A basic truth, law, or assumption.

2. A rule or law concerning the functioning of natural phenomena or mechanical processes.

3. One of the elements composing a chemical compound, especially one that gives some special quality or effect.

4. The essential ingredient in a drug.

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principle

[prin′sipəl]

Etymology: L, principium, foundation

1 a general truth or established rule of action.

2 a prime source or element from which anything proceeds.

3 a law on which others are founded or from which others are derived.

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principle

1. a chemical component.

2. a substance on which certain of the properties of a drug depend.

3. a law of conduct.

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active principle

any constituent of a drug that helps to confer upon it a medicinal property.

reasonable person principle

the basis for many decisions in cases alleging negligence. The court bases its judgment on what it considers a reasonable person, a reasonable veterinarian in our context, would have done in the circumstances. This is the evidence that most expert witnesses are asked to give, evidence about what should be expected of a member of their profession in terms of quality of performance. Called also principle of the reasonable person.

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principle

Vox populi A guiding rule or maxim. See Bateman's principle, Bolam principle, Ceiling principle, Dale's principle, Eggshell skull principle, Fortner principle, Handicap principle, Heuristic principle, Homeopathic principle, KISS principle, Mendelian principle, Pleasure principle, Polluter pays principle, PRICE principle, Reality principle.