About The Word Materia medica
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Materia medica
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What's The Definition Of Materia medica?
[n] the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
Synonyms | Synonyms for Materia medica: pharmacological medicine | pharmacology Related Terms | Find terms related to Materia medica: See Also | medical specialty | medicine | pharmacokinetics | posology | psychopharmacology | toxicology Materia medica In Webster's Dictionary \Ma*te"ri*a med"i*ca\ [L. See {Matter}, and
{Medical}.]
1. Material or substance used in the composition of remedies;
-- a general term for all substances used as curative
agents in medicine.
2. That branch of medical science which treats of the nature
and properties of all the substances that are employed for
the cure of diseases.
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