specific action


spe·cif·ic ac·tion

the action of a drug or a method of treatment that has a direct and especially curative effect on a disease, for example, the action of vitamin B12 in pernicious anemia.

spe·cif·ic ac·tion

(spĕ-sif'ik ak'shŭn) The action of a drug or a method of treatment that has a direct and especially curative effect on a disease.

specific action

The particular action of a drug on another substance or on an organism or part of that organism.See also: action