After a second week, it was increased to 10 mg/day for patients in the 10 and 15 mg dose arms, and after a third week, it was increased to 15 mg/day in the 15 mg/day treatment arm (Study 2 in Table 29). All three doses of ABILIFY significantly improved scores on the ABC-I subscale compared with placebo.
Definition of adventitious. 1  1 : coming from another source and not inherent or innate a Federal house without adventitious later additions adventitious influences. 2  2 : arising or occurring sporadically or in other than the usual location adventitious roots.
Adventitious: Coming from an external source or occurring in an unusual place or manner. Not inherent, inherited or innate but rather occurring accidentally or spontaneously. When a doctor or nurse auscults (listens to) the chest or abdomen, adventitious sounds are those that are normally not heard coming from the chest or abdomen. The word adventitious comes from the Latin adventicius meaning foreign, strange, extraneous, coming from abroad or from outside.. This, in turn, comes from the verb advenire meaning to come to or to arrive..