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maximum permissible concentration
noun maximum per·mis·si·ble concentration \-pər-ˈmis-ə-bəl-\
Medical Definition of MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION
: the maximum concentration of radioactive material in body tissue that is regarded as acceptable and not producing significant deleterious effects on the human organism—abbreviation MPC
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