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administration procedure
ad·min·is·tra·tion pro·ce·dure
Definitions related to administration procedure:
  • (administration) In medicine, the act of giving a treatment, such as a drug, to a patient. It can also refer to the way it is given, the dose, or how often it is given.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (administration) The act of the dispensing, applying, or tendering of something to another, such as administration of a medicine.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (administration (substance)) The act of introducing a substance into or onto the body. See also route of administration, administrable dosage form.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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