Gastroretentive
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Facilitating retention in the gastrointestinal system for a long period of time. not-comparable
"A number of gastroretentive mechanisms have been evaluated, including mucoadhesion, floating dosage forms that use low-density matrices or gas generation, swelling matrices, and combinations thereof."
Example
More examples"A number of gastroretentive mechanisms have been evaluated, including mucoadhesion, floating dosage forms that use low-density matrices or gas generation, swelling matrices, and combinations thereof."
Etymology
From gastro- + retentive.
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