biologic
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- noun
- /ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪk/
- Specialized
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biológico
- However, AEs, SAEs, and discontinuations were higher in patients receiving background biologic therapy.
- biologic agent
Examples
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Expansion in international travel and commerce in food and medicinal biologic products provides another potential source of communicable diseases such as hepatitis and other bloodborne infections.
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We believed that platelet gel would be an ideal biologic dressing because it is autologous, readily available, inexpensive, and easily prepared.
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If the individual patient does not respond to the first biologic agent or it is not tolerated, an alternative should be offered.
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And that's based on the concept that for biologics there are three key things to control.
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BMPs are included in a family of biologic agents that stimulate bone formation and cartilage repair.
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The inability to distinguish between benignity and malignancy sometimes makes it difficult to predict the tumor's biologic behavior.
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The tendency toward local recurrence in patients with positive margins might be explained by the biologic behavior of adenoid cystic carcinoma.
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The epidemiologic, laboratory, and histologic findings are similar among patients with ganglionic and extranodal involvement, suggesting a common biologic basis.
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We attempted to develop an autologous platelet gel biologic dressing that would improve the re-epithelialization process following the creation of superficial laser skin burns.
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Natalizumab is a biologic drug that has been effective in treating multiple sclerosis.
Synonyms
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A medicine made from living things to prevent or treat disease
A medicine made from living cells or biological processes
Compounds
How Preventative
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word biologic comes from the root bio- 'life' and, in medicine, names a medicine made from living cells or proteins rather than from simple chemicals. So, a biologic is a drug that comes from living things.