titration

IPA: tˈɪtrˈeɪʃʌn

(analytical chemistry) The determination of the concentration of some substance in a solution by slowly adding measured amounts of some other substance (normally using a burette) until a reaction is shown to be complete, for instance by the colour change of an indicator.

Examples of "titration" in Sentences

The term titration is occasionally used informally to suggest extreme precision in some sort of measurement or determination.
In this study, 57 percent of the patients who entered the open-label titration period were able to titrate to and tolerate the adverse effects of
Medical doctors use the term titration to describe the process of adjusting the standard dosage of a medication up or down based on an individual patient’s reactions.
Twelve percent of patients discontinued due to an adverse event and 21 percent discontinued due to lack of a therapeutic effect during the open-label titration period.
Twelve percent of patients discontinued due to an adverse event, and 21 percent discontinued due to lack of a therapeutic effect during the open-label titration period.
Twenty three percent of patients discontinued due to an adverse event and 14 percent discontinued due to lack of a therapeutic effect from the open-label titration period.
In this study, 53 percent of the patients who entered the open-label titration period were able to titrate to a tolerable and effective dose and were randomized into a 12-week, double-blind treatment period.
Both of the pivotal clinical studies enrolled adult patients with moderate to severe chronic low back pain and included open-label titration periods followed by randomized, double-blind, 12-week study periods.