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Meaning of "short-acting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHORT-ACTING

short-acting play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHORT-ACTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Short-Acting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHORT-ACTING

short wave
short-arse
short-change
short-changer
short-circuit
short-cut
short-cutting
short-dated
short-day
short-eared owl
short-haired
short-handed
short-handedness
short-haul
short-life
short-lived
short-order
short-range
short-sighted
short-sightedly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHORT-ACTING

accounting
acting
affecting
collecting
conflicting
connecting
distracting
exacting
expecting
fast-acting
heat-conducting
long-acting
projecting
prospecting
quick-acting
respecting
self-correcting
single-acting
subcontracting
superconducting
unsuspecting

Synonyms and antonyms of short-acting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «short-acting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHORT-ACTING

Find out the translation of short-acting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of short-acting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «short-acting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

短效
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de acción corta
570 millions of speakers

English

short-acting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लघु अभिनय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التمثيل القصير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

короткого действия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de curta ação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বল্প অভিনয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à effet rapide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertindak pendek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kurzwirksamen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

短時間作用型の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

짧은 연기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Short-acting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngắn diễn xuất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுகிய காலம் செயல்படும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लहान-अभिनय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kısa etkili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

breve durata d´azione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krótko działającym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

короткої дії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scurta de actiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βραχείας δράσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kort waarnemende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kortverkande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

korttidsvirkende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of short-acting

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORT-ACTING»

The term «short-acting» is regularly used and occupies the 100.242 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORT-ACTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about short-acting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORT-ACTING»

Discover the use of short-acting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to short-acting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pharmacoepidemiology
Table 5. lnteraction Effects of Dose and Long/Short-Acting NSAlDs on General Gastrointestinal Upset Adjusted Logit Coefficient Variable/Category (Relative Risk) Low dose —short-acting use only 0. 1 51 4 * * (1.16) Low dose —short- and  ...
Stanley Edlavitch, 1989
2
Avoiding Common Nursing Errors
Since they cover only the baseline needs of the body, they generally need to be supplemented with short- or very short-acting insulin for prevention of hyperglycemia. This results in a LOT of shots. But, on the other side, there is no real “peak” ...
Jeannie Scruggs Garber, Monty Gross, Anthony D. Slonim, 2010
3
Clinically Oriented Pharmacology
... combined with others as it contains excess protamine and will convert short acting insulin to longer actin convert short acting insulin to longer actin convert short acting insulin to longer actin convert short acting insulin to longer acting insulin.
Dr J G Buch
4
WHO Model Formulary 2008
Short-acting inhaled beta2-agonist Intermittent asthmaa as needed for symptoms Intensity of treatment will depend on severity of attack Inhaled beta2-agonist or sodium cromoglicate or a leukotriene receptor antagonist before exercise or ...
Mark C. Stuart, Maria Kouimtzi, Suzanne Hill, 2009
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Anxiety Disorders
... action* (h) Alprazolam 1.0–2.0 70 Oxidation (alprazolam-like) Short-acting Bromazepam 0.5–4.0 70 Oxidation (nordiazepam-like) Short-acting Brotizolam 0.5–2.0 90 Oxidation (alprazolam-like) Short-acting Chlordesmethyldiazepam 1.0 –2.0 ...
David J. Nutt, James C. Ballenger, 2008
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Handbook of Applied Therapeutics
Morning Afternoon Evening Night Rapid- or Short-Acting Rapid- or Short-Acting Intermediate- Acting L tS HS Meals Morning Afternoon Evening Night Rapid- or Short-Acting Rapid- or Short-Acting Intermediate- Acting tB tS fHS Meals Morning  ...
Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, 2007
7
Clinical Trials of Drugs and Biopharmaceuticals
... intravenous; intermediate duration, less painful Cephalexin Oral; short acting Cephalothin Intramuscular, intravenous; narrow spectrum; short acting Cephapirin Intramuscular, intravenous; short acting Cephradine Intramuscular, intravenous, ...
Chi-Jen Lee, Lucia H. Lee, Christopher L. Wu, 2005
8
Practical Essentials of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
tneY increase cAMP activity), short- acting 32-agonists relax smooth muscle, increase air flow, decrease vascular permeability, and act to moderately inhibit mediator release (106, 108). The use of short-acting p2-agonists is not without ...
K. S. Clifford Chao, Smith Apisarnthanarax, Gokhan Ozyigit, 2005
9
Colorectal Cancer: Evidence-based Chemotherapy Strategies
Determine total current short-acting medication 2a. Determine the total daily usage of mg Each dose no. doses actually all CURRENT short-acting taken per day medications 2b. Write down conversion factor for CURRENT short-acting ...
Leonard B. Saltz, 2007
10
Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention
Therapy with short- acting inhaled beta2-agonists, like aerosol or inhaled therapy with any beta2-agonist, is comparable to, or better than, oral therapy in producing bronchodilation. • Role in therapy— Short-acting inhaled beta2-agonists are ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORT-ACTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term short-acting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Testosterone Shots: Riskier Than Gels or Patches?
Short-acting testosterone injections are associated with greater risk of cardiovascular events, hospitalizations, and death compared with gels or patches, ... «MedPage Today, May 15»
2
Short-Acting Antiplatelet Drug Cilostazol Safely Helps Patients Stop …
SAN DIEGO, May 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients with a high-risk paclitaxel drug-eluting stent who were given the shorter-acting antiplatelet drug cilostazol ... «PR Newswire, May 15»
3
IQWiG finds minor added benefit of dulaglutide in combination with …
IQWiG found a hint of minor added benefit for the combination with short-acting insulin with or without metformin. In contrast, an added benefit of dulaglutide ... «News-Medical.net, May 15»
4
Markham raids produce 7 arrests and 60 kilograms of ketamine
Ketamine is a short-acting hallucinogen, sometimes used as a date rape drug. Police offered these glimpses of what they say they found in the Markham ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»
5
Opioids During Pregnancy Put Babies at Risk
Patrick also emphasized the difference between short-acting opioids, maintenance opioids, and long-acting opioids on infant outcomes. While prescriptions for ... «MedPage Today, Apr 15»
6
Preop Opioid Use Best Predictor for Duration of Postop Drug Regimen
“We found that opioid-naive patients would come off opioids quickly, but patients already on short-acting chronic opioids and long-acting opioids were basically ... «General Surgery News, Apr 15»
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Long-Acting Antiepileptic Drugs Decrease Epilepsy Care Use
Compared with those receiving short-acting antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), patients with epilepsy taking long-acting AEDs use fewer health care services and have ... «Pharmacy Times, Feb 15»
8
Teva Presents Data for Investigational Short-Acting Beta-Agonist …
Teva Presents Data for Investigational Short-Acting Beta-Agonist Inhaler (Albuterol MDPI) at 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Allergy, ... «Business Wire, Nov 14»
9
Research into why young adults overuse short-acting bronchodilators
The overuse of short-acting bronchodilators ("quick-acting" inhalers, usually blue, which relieve acute asthma symptoms) is a marker of poor asthma control and ... «News-Medical.net, Feb 13»
10
FDA Approves Short-Acting Neutropenia Drug
The FDA has approved a short-acting formulation of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) for managing chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. Known as ... «MedPage Today, Aug 12»

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