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耐量 (たいりょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

耐たい量りょう

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Meanings

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noun

permissible dose; tolerated dose

pharmacology

Pharmacological term for the maximum dose of a drug that can be administered without causing unacceptable adverse effects.

この薬くすりの耐たい量りょうは体たい重じゅうによって異ことなります。
The permissible dose of this medicine varies depending on body weight.

Kanji

耐-proof, enduring
量quantity, measure, weight

Etymology

Compound of 耐 (tai, 'endure') and 量 (ryō, 'amount'), literally 'endurable amount'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the pharmacological meaning.