recovery

  1. In toxicology, the process leading to partial or complete restoration of a cell, tissue, organ or organism following its damage from exposure to a harmful substance or agent.
  2. Term used in analytical and preparative chemistry to denote the fraction of the total quantity of a substance recoverable following a chemical procedure.
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 2003 (Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 2089