Medical Term:
load
Pronunciation: lōd
Definition:
- A departure from normal body content, as of water, salt, or heat; positive loads are quantities in excess of the normal; negative loads are quantities in deficit.
- The quantity of a measurable entity borne by an object or organism.
[M.E. lode, fr. A.S. lād,]
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
