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noun
Synonym of pharmacology, particularly its development in early modern Europe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, historical, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: pharmacology, particularly its development in early modern Europe
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of medicine: the substances so used, particularly traditional cures prepared from animals and plants such as herbal medicines but inclusive of early drugs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, historical, plural, plural-only
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: medicine
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pharmacology, pharmacological medicine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty
Narrower terms: pharmacokinetics, posology, psychopharmacology, toxicology
History
From Latin māteria (“material”) + medica (“curative, medical”).
