absorbed dose
Definition
Amount of substance absorbed through skin (by contact), lungs (by breathing) and gastrointestinal tract (by swallowing) that is retained in body organs and blood stream. It is measured usually in milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day (mg/kg/day). Also called internal dose.
absorbed dose is in the Environment & Pollution Control and Material & Occupational Safety subjects.
absorbed dose appears in the definitions of the following terms: gray (Gy) and internal dose
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