Medical Material
suspension Audio
sus·pen·sion
Subclass of:
Colloids
Etymology:
Latin suspensio = suspension; from sub = under + pendere = to hang
Definitions related to suspensions:
  • A liquid dosage form that contains solid particles dispersed in a liquid vehicle. Note: A liquid is pourable; it flows and conforms to its container at room temperature. It displays Newtonian or pseudoplastic flow behavior.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Colloids with liquid continuous phase and solid dispersed phase; the term is used loosely also for solid-in-gas (AEROSOLS) and other colloidal systems; water-insoluble drugs may be given as suspensions.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (suspension dosage form) Insoluble solid particles composed of active and/or inert ingredient(s) that are dispersed in a liquid.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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