投与量

投与量

Japanese

Kanji in this term
投	与	量
とう Grade: 3	よ Grade: S	りょう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
投與量 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Of 投(とう)与(よ) (tōyo, “administer”) + 量(りょう) (ryō, “quantity”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to̞ːjo̞ɾʲo̞ː]

Noun

投(とう)与(よ)量(りょう) • (tōyoryō) 

1. (medicine) dosage, dose (quantity of medicine to administer)

   Synonym: 用量 (yōryō)

   • 2011, Kubo Suzuko, Yakurigaku no kihon ga wakaru jiten: karā zukai [Understanding the basics of pharmacology: with color illustrations], page 54:

     薬(やく)物(ぶつ)投(とう)与(よ)量(りょう)の判(はん)断(だん)基(き)準(じゅん)となるのが用(よう)量(りょう)反(はん)応(のう)曲(きょく)線(せん)です。

     Yakubutsu tōyoryō no handan kijun to naru no ga yōryō hannō kyokusen desu.

     The basis for determining drug dosage is the dose response curve.