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cream
cream [ kreem ]
Definitions related to cream:
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A semisolid dosage form containing one or more drug substances dissolved or dispersed in a suitable base; more recently, the term has been restricted to products consisting of oil-in-water emulsions or aqueous microcrystalline dispersions of long chain fatty acids or alcohols that are water washable and more cosmetically and aesthetically acceptable.NCI Health Level 7 VocabularyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2018
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A semisolid emulsion of either the oil-in-water or the water-in-oil type, ordinarily intended for topical use.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(cream dosage form) A semi-solid composed of an emulsion of lipids, hydrocarbons, waxes, or polyols in water.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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