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pel·let [ pel-it ]
Definitions related to oral pellet:
  • (pellet) A small sterile solid mass consisting of a highly purified drug (with or without excipients) made by the formation of granules, or by compression and molding.
    NCI Health Level 7 Vocabulary
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2018
  • (pellet dosage form) A solid composed of a small granular or compressed mass that contains highly purified active and/or inert ingredient(s).
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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