Medical Dictionary

clearance

noun clear·ance \ˈklir-ən(t)s\

Medical Definition of CLEARANCE

:  the volume of blood or plasma that could be freed of a specified constituent in a specified time (usually one minute) by excretion of the constituent into the urine through the kidneys—called also renal clearance

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