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MEASURABLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of distinguished importance

Example:

a measurable figure in literature

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

important; of import (of great significance or value)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Capable of being measured

Example:

measurable depths

Synonyms:

measurable; mensurable

Classified under:

Adjectives

Attribute:

magnitude (the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small))

Antonym:

immeasurable (impossible to measure)

Derivation:

measurability (the quality of being measurable)

measure (express as a number or measure or quantity)

measure (determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Fifty to 90% reduction of primary tumor; 50% or greater reduction in measurable sites of metastases; 0-1 bone marrow samples with tumor; number of positive bone sites decreased by greater than 50%.

(Partial Response in Neuroblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Findings of a new study suggest adolescents who consume too much salt have measurable changes in their blood vessels associated with early signs of cardiovascular disease in adults.

(Too Much Salt? Unhealthy Blood Vessels Changes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Specifies whether a lesion or site of disease is measurable.

(Performed Lesion Description Measurable Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)

Enceladus has a tiny, but measurable wobble as it orbits Saturn.

(Cassini Finds Global Ocean in Saturn's Moon Enceladus, NASA)

The area under the curve (AUC) from the time of dosing to the last measurable concentration.

(Area Under the Curve From Dosing to Last Concentration, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the moment curve (AUMC) from the time of dosing to the last measurable concentration.

(Area Under the First Moment Curve From Dosing to Last Concentration, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the urinary excretion rate curve (AURC) from time zero to the last measurable rate divided by the weight.

(AURC All Normalized by Weight, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the urinary excretion rate curve (AURC) from time 0 to the last measurable rate.

(Area Under the Urinary Excretion Rate Curve From Dosing to Last Concentration, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the urinary excretion rate curve (AURC) from time zero to the last measurable rate, divided by the surface area.

(AURC Dosing to Last Concentration Normalized by Surface Area, NCI Thesaurus)

Greater than 50% reduction of any measurable lesion (primary or metastases) with, less than 50% reduction in any other site; no new lesions; less than 25% increase in any existing lesion (exclude bone marrow evaluation).

(Mixed Response in Neuroblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)