National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Pharmacokinetics
Synonyms

Pharmacokinetics

pharmacokinetics

PK

Definitions

The characteristic movements of drugs within biological systems, as affected by absorption, distribution, binding, elimination, biotransformation, and excretion; particularly the rates of such movements.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15299

ALT_DEFINITION

The activity of drugs in the body over a period of time, including the processes by which drugs are absorbed, distributed in the body, localized in the tissues, and excreted.

Study of the processes of bodily absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) of medicinal products.

The characteristic movements of drugs within biological systems, as affected by absorption, distribution, binding, elimination, biotransformation, and excretion; particularly the rates of such movements. (NCI)

code

C15299

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90002

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C132298

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C199649

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C67497

Contributing_Source

CDISC-GLOSS

CDISC

DEFINITION

The characteristic movements of drugs within biological systems, as affected by absorption, distribution, binding, elimination, biotransformation, and excretion; particularly the rates of such movements.

FULL_SYN

Pharmacokinetics

pharmacokinetics

PK

label

Pharmacokinetics

Legacy Concept Name

Pharmacokinetics

Preferred_Name

Pharmacokinetics

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C15299

Semantic_Type

Research Activity

UMLS_CUI

C0031327

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15760

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