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Cumulative action
(Med.) | that action of certain drugs, by virtue of which they produce, when administered in small doses repeated at considerable intervals, the same effect as if given in a single large dose. |
See also: Cumulative EncyclopediaSeeactioncumulative action
action [ak´shun] the accomplishment of an effect, whether mechanical or chemical, or the effect so produced.cumulative action the sudden and markedly increased action of a drug after administration of several doses.independent nursing action nursing care that can be provided without the direction of other health care providers.medication action/side effects in the omaha system, information regarding the purposes and positive or negative consequences of therapeutic drugs.reflex action an involuntary response to a stimulus conveyed to the nervous system and reflected to the periphery, passing below the level of consciousness; see also reflex.cu·mu·la·tive ef·fectthe condition in which repeated administration of a drug may produce effects that are more pronounced than those produced by the first dose. Synonym(s): cumulative actioncu·mu·la·tive ef·fect (kyūm'yŭ-lă-tiv e-fekt') The condition in which repeated administration of a drug may produce effects that are more pronounced than those produced by the first dose. Synonym(s): cumulative action. |