dose-response curve

[ dohs-ri-spons ]

noun

1. a curve plotting the relationship between the dose of a drug administered and its pharmacological effect.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dose-response curve¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The dose-response curve from this undertaking is telling, because it clearly does not betray any obvious signs of correlation.

From Scientific American

For example, typically, drugs are approved based upon a dose-response curve.

From Scientific American

Not surprisingly, there is a dose-response curve: The more intense or prolonged the traumatic experience, the more significant the effects.

From Washington Post

For some drugs, the dose-response curve is linear: twice the dose creates twice the effect.

From The New Yorker

And while one would expect cancer rates to increase with usage were this a cause, the dose-response curve betrayed no signs of correlation.

From The Guardian