"prodrug" meaning in English

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        "A drug that is administered in an inactive form that is metabolised in the body into a biologically active compound."
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        "(pharmacology) A drug that is administered in an inactive form that is metabolised in the body into a biologically active compound."
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          "sense": "drug that is administered in an inactive form that is metabolised in the body into a biologically active compound",
          "word": "prodrug"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "drug that is administered in an inactive form that is metabolised in the body into a biologically active compound",
          "word": "prodrog"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "drug that is administered in an inactive form that is metabolised in the body into a biologically active compound",
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          "word": "profarmaco"
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