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burden

 [ber´den]
body burden chemicals stored in the body that may be detected by analysis.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

bod·y bur·den

(bod'ē bĕr'den),
Activity of a radiopharmaceutical retained by the body at a specified time following administration.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
The total amount of a particular agent or chemical in the body. For some chemicals, the body burden is high, because the agent is stored in fat or bone or is eliminated very slowly
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

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 slowly
McGraw-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.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

bod·y bur·den

(bod'ē bŭr'dĕn)
The amount of a harmful substance that is permanently present in a person's body.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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