Words / R / Medicine

running balance

noun/ˈrʌnɪŋ ˈbæləns/

B2CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

The continuously updated stock total for a controlled drug, recorded after each receipt or supply to allow discrepancies to be detected.

We reconcile the running balance against the physical count every week to catch any diversion early.

Topic: Pharmacy practice in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

Get words like running balance on your lock screen, a few a day, with review that makes them stick.

Download on the App Store Lexfall puts a new word on your home and lock screen through widgets, so you learn without opening an app. Free to download. After a free trial, a subscription unlocks every field. Built for iPhone, iOS 15.1 or later.
QR code that opens Lexfall on the App Store
On a computer?Scan with your iPhone camera.

More medicine words: Pharmacy practice