bioavailability

[ bahy-oh-uh-vey-luh-bil-i-tee ]
/ ˌbaɪ oʊ əˌveɪ ləˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun Biochemistry.

the extent to which a nutrient or medication can be used by the body.

Origin of bioavailability

First recorded in 1965–70; bio- + availability

OTHER WORDS FROM bioavailability

bi·o·a·vail·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby bioavailability

bioaeronautics, bioarchaeology, bioassay, bioastronautics, bioautography, bioavailability, biobank, biobehavioral, biobehavioral science, biobibliography, biobutanol

British Dictionary definitions for bioavailability

bioavailability
/ (ˌbaɪəʊəˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ) /

noun

the extent to which a drug or other substance is taken up by a specific tissue or organ after administration; the proportion of the dose of a drug that reaches the systemic circulation intact after administration by a route other than intravenous Also called: systemic availability

Derived forms of bioavailability

bioavailable, adjective

Medical definitions for bioavailability

bioavailability
[ bī′ō-ə-vā′lə-bĭl′ĭ-tē ]

n.

The physiological availability of a given amount of a drug, as distinct from its chemical potency.