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The following 8 entries include the term *release.
controlled-release
adjective: designed to slowly release a drug in the body in a prolonged controlled fashion
cytokine release syndrome
noun: a sometimes life-threatening, systemic inflammatory condition that results from an aggressive immune response involving over-activation of immune cells (as T cells in response to immunotherapy or infection) which release excessive cytokines in the body in an uncontrolled fashion and that is characterized especially by fever, fatigue, headache, rash, or muscle or joint pain and may progress to more serious symptoms including hypotension, increased heart rate, capillary leakage, edema, hypoxia, multiple organ failure, and sometimes death : the syndrome resulting from a cytokine storm : cytokine storm syndrome —abbreviation CRS
day release
noun: a program in hospitals, prisons, and jails in which patients or prisoners are permitted to spend part of the day outside their institution of confinement studying, training, or working
delayed-release
adjective: designed to delay release of a drug in the body (as through the use of enteric coatings) usually until it passes through the stomach into the small intestine
extended-release
adjective: designed to slowly release a drug in the body over an extended period of time especially to reduce dosing frequency
slow-release
adjectivesustained-release
adjective: designed to slowly release a drug in the body over an extended period of time especially to sustain therapeutic levels
timed-release
adjective
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