intrapatient

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adjective

Within a single medical patient, usually over time, rather than between patients.

Opposite
interpatient
OriginEnglish patient ← Latin intrā ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros →
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Meanings

adjectiveintrapatient (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineWithin a single medical patient, usually over time, rather than between patients.
    1 more example

    2001, Matthew Miller, “Phase I Oncology Trials”, chapter 10-13 of Robert J. Amdur and Elizabeth A. Bankert (editors), Institutional Review Board: Management and Function, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, →ISBN, page 470, Intrapatient dose escalation is chosen as an example of innovative dosing strategies because it is precisely the proscription of individualized (i.e., within-patient) dose adjustments that most clearly demonstrated to my patients how research interests trump their medical interests.

Synonyms & antonyms

antonym(s) of “within a patient”

Opposite
interpatient

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Latin*interus
  4. Latinintrā
  5. Englishintra-
  6. Englishpatient
  7. Englishintrapatient

From intra- + patient.

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Chicago

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