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Pharmacokinetics

Absorption

Absorpsiyon

The process by which a drug enters the bloodstream from the site of administration, such as the gastrointestinal tract, skin, or lungs.

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Absorption Rate Constant

Absorpsiyon Hız Sabiti

A first-order rate constant (Ka) that describes the rate at which a drug is absorbed from the site of administration into the systemic circulation.

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Clearance

Klirens

The rate at which a drug is removed from the body, primarily by the liver and kidneys, representing the volume of plasma cleared of the drug per unit ...

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Clinical Pharmacology

Klinik Farmakoloji

It is the branch of science that comprehensively examines the relationship of drugs that have reached the clinical trial phase on volunteer patients a...

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Elimination Half-Life

Eliminasyon Yarı Ömrü

The time required for the plasma concentration of a drug to decrease by 50% during the elimination phase, reflecting how long the drug remains active ...

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Elimination Rate Constant

Eliminasyon Hız Sabiti

A first-order rate constant (Ke or Kel) that quantifies the fraction of drug eliminated from the body per unit time, used to calculate half-life.

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First-Order Kinetics

Birinci Derece Kinetik

A pharmacokinetic process where the rate of drug elimination (or absorption) is proportional to the drug's concentration, leading to exponential decli...

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First-Pass Effect

İlk Geçiş Etkisi

The metabolism of a drug in the liver (or gut wall) before it reaches systemic circulation, often reducing the bioavailability of orally administered ...

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Pharmacology

in silico

in siliko

Experiments or studies performed using computer simulations, modeling, or computational methods to predict biological processes without physical testi...

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in vitro

in vitro

Experiments or studies performed outside a living organism, typically in a controlled laboratory environment such as a test tube or petri dish using c...

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in vivo

in vivo

Experiments or studies conducted within a living organism, such as in animals or humans, to observe effects in a complete biological system.

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Michaelis-Menten Kinetics

Michaelis-Menten Kinetiği

A nonlinear pharmacokinetic model describing drug elimination that transitions from first-order at low concentrations to zero-order at high concentrat...

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Pharmacology

Farmakoloji

Pharmacology means the science of the drugs

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Steady-State Concentration

Kararlı Durum Konsantrasyonu

The constant plasma drug concentration achieved when the rate of drug administration equals the rate of elimination during repeated dosing.

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Volume of Distribution

Sanal Dağılım Hacmi

A theoretical volume that describes the extent to which a drug is distributed throughout the body tissues relative to the plasma, indicating how much ...

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Zero-Order Kinetics

Sıfırıncı Derece Kinetik

A pharmacokinetic process where the rate of drug elimination (or absorption) is constant and independent of the drug's concentration, often seen with ...

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