Spectre
Term
The distribution of light intensity by frequencies (energies), in everyday language, is by colors.
The spectrum of action of medicinal substances is a characteristic describing the breadth (multiplicity) of pharmacological effects or pathological processes, or the amount of disease-causing agents they target.
Source | Glossary of Most Commonly Used Biomedical Terms and Concepts | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences | Academician Professor Antanas Praškevičius, Professor Laima Ivanovienė