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burden
[ber´den]load.
body burden chemicals stored in the body that may be detected by analysis.
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bod·y bur·den
(bod'ē bĕr'den),Activity of a radiopharmaceutical retained by the body at a specified time following administration.
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body burden
Therapeutics A popular term for the total amount of a particular agent or chemical in the body; for some chemicals, the BB is high, because the agent is stored in fat or bone or is eliminated very slowlyMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
bod·y bur·den
(bod'ē bŭr'dĕn)The amount of a harmful substance that is permanently present in a person's body.
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bod·y bur·den
(bod'ē bŭr'dĕn)The amount of a harmful substance that is permanently present in a person's body.
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