"downtitration" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: downtitrations [plural]
Etymology: From down- + titrate; compare also upregulation and downregulation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|titrate}} down- + titrate Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} downtitration (usually uncountable, plural downtitrations)
  1. (medicine) The gradual reduction of a dose accompanied by observation of effects, usually and especially to arrive at an optimal dose. Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: downtitrate, titrate, uptitrate

Inflected forms

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