gastroretentive

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adjective

Facilitating retention in the gastrointestinal system for a long period of time.

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Meanings

adjectivegastroretentive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineFacilitating retention in the gastrointestinal system for a long period of time.

    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.

    2013, Integrated Pharmaceutics: Applied Preformulation, Product Design, and Regulatory Science

Origin

From gastro- + retentive.

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gastroretentive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastroretentive

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Chicago

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