long term
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]- The longer period, dealing with more than the short-term effects or concerns.
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]- Alternative form of long-term.
- 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
- Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies.
Adverb
[edit]- Alternative form of long-term.