short-acting

English

Adjective

short-acting (comparative more short-acting, superlative most short-acting)

1. (pharmacy) Having a pharmaceutical effect principally in the short term.

   Short-acting insulin is maximally effective for one to three hours.

Synonyms

• fast-acting

Antonyms

• long-acting

Translations

having a pharmaceutical effect in the short term

• Finnish: lyhytvaikutteinen
• German: kurzwirksam
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• Korean: 속효성 (sokhyoseong)