CLEARANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clearance mean? 

• CLEARANCE (noun)
  The noun CLEARANCE has 3 senses:

1. the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

2. vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

3. permission to proceed

  Familiarity information: CLEARANCE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLEARANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("clearance" is a kind of...):

interval; separation (the distance between things)

Derivation:

clear (pass by, over, or under without making contact)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

clearance; headroom; headway

Hypernyms ("clearance" is a kind of...):

elbow room; room; way (space for movement)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Permission to proceed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the plane was given clearance to land

Hypernyms ("clearance" is a kind of...):

license; permission; permit (the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization)

Derivation:

clear (grant authorization or clearance for)

 Context examples 

A measurement of the total clearance rate of a substance from the blood minus the renal clearance rate of that substance.

(Nonrenal Clearance, NCI Thesaurus)

An antilipidemic agent that works through, or mimics, the action of niacin to increase HDL-C levels by blocking hepatic uptake of apolipoprotein A-1 and decreasing HDL clearance.

(Niacin-based Antilipidemic Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

The total clearance of a substance from the blood less the renal clearance.

(Nonrenal Clearance, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The total clearance of a substance from the blood minus the renal clearance divided by the body mass index.

(Nonrenal Clearance Normalized by BMI, NCI Thesaurus)

The total clearance of a substance from the blood minus the renal clearance divided by the surface area.

(Nonrenal Clearance Normalized by SA, NCI Thesaurus)

The total clearance of a substance from the blood minus the renal clearance divided by the dose.

(Nonrenal Clearance Normalized by Dose, NCI Thesaurus)

NPR1 and NPR2 are ANP receptors with guanylate cyclase activity; NPR3 is probably responsible for ANP clearance from the circulation without a role in signal transduction.

(Natriuretic Peptide Receptor B, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, the nanosomal lipid-based delivery of docetaxel improves drug penetration into tumors and decreases drug clearance, all of which prolong the duration of docetaxel's therapeutic effects.

(Nanosomal Docetaxel Lipid Suspension, NCI Thesaurus)

The advantage of using MoAb 48.7 Fab fragments over whole antibodies is that they have reduced immunogenicity, better penetration of tissues, rapid clearance from the body and that they do not induce precipitation.

(Monoclonal Antibody 48.7 F(ab), NCI Thesaurus)

Gantenerumab targets and binds to beta amyloid then is removed through effector cell-mediated clearance.

(Gantenerumab, NCI Thesaurus)