intrapatient

English

Etymology

From intra- +‎ patient.

Adjective

intrapatient (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Within a single medical patient, usually over time, rather than between patients.
   • 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,^[1] 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.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “within a patient”): interpatient