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materia medica
ma·te·ri·a med·i·ca M0149700 (mə-tîr′ē-ə mĕd′ĭ-kə)n.1. (used with a sing. verb) The scientific study of medicinal drugs and their sources, preparation, and use.2. (used with a pl. verb) Substances used in the preparation of medicinal drugs. [New Latin māteria medica (translation of Greek hulē iātrikē) : Latin māteria, material + Latin medica, feminine of medicus, medical.]materia medica (məˈtɪərɪə ˈmɛdɪkə) n1. (Medicine) the branch of medical science concerned with the study of drugs used in the treatment of disease: includes pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, and the history and physical and chemical properties of drugs2. (Pharmacology) the drugs used in the treatment of disease[C17: from Medieval Latin: medical matter]ma•te•ri•a med•i•ca (məˈtɪər i ə ˈmɛd ɪ kə) n. 1. (used with a pl. v.) remedial substances used in medicine. 2. (used with a sing. v.) the study of or a treatise on the sources, characteristics, and uses of drugs. [1690–1700; < Medieval Latin: medical material] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | materia medica - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effectspharmacological medicine, pharmacologytincture - (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solutionmedical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniquespharmacokinetics - the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion; duration of effect; etc.posology - the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicinespsychopharmacology - the study of drugs that affect the mindtoxicology - the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisonsformulary, pharmacopeia - (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation; "postexposure prophylaxis is an integral part of the pharmacopeia in preventing severe disease after acute infections"decoction - (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boilingpercutaneous, transcutaneous, transdermal, transdermic - through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches); "transdermal estrogen"; "percutaneous absorption" |
materia medica
materia medica: see pharmacologypharmacology, study of the changes produced in living animals by chemical substances, especially the actions of drugs, substances used to treat disease. Systematic investigation of the effects of drugs based on animal experimentation and the use of isolated and purified active ..... Click the link for more information. .materia medica[mə′tir·ē·ə ′med·ə·kə] (pharmacology) The science that treats of the sources, properties, and preparation of medicinal substances. The materials from which medicinal substances are prepared. A treatise on the subject. materia medica
pharmacology [fahr″mah-kol´o-je] the science that deals with the origin, nature, chemistry, effects, and uses of drugs; it includes pharmacognosy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics, and toxicology. adj., adj pharmacolog´ic.ma·te·ri·a med·'i·ca1. that aspect of medical science concerned with the origin and preparation of drugs, their doses, and their mode of administration; See also: pharmacognosy, pharmacology. 2. any agent used therapeutically. See also: pharmacognosy, pharmacology. [L. medical matter] materia medica (mə-tîr′ē-ə mĕd′ĭ-kə)n.1. (used with a sing. verb) The scientific study of medicinal drugs and their sources, preparation, and use.2. (used with a pl. verb) Substances used in the preparation of medicinal drugs.Materia Medica Homeopathy A reference encyclopaedia that lists the effects of homeopathic remedies.ma·te·ri·a med·i·ca (mă-tē'rē-ă med'i-kă) 1. That aspect of medical science concerned with the origin and preparation of drugs, their doses, and their mode of administration. 2. Any agent used therapeutically. See also: pharmacognosy, pharmacology[L. medical matter]materia medica An out-dated term for PHARMACOLOGY especially in relation to the treatment of disease by drugs (therapeutics).Materia medicaIn homeopathy, reference books compiled from provings of the various natural remedies.Mentioned in: Homeopathic Medicine, Constitutional Prescribingma·te·ri·a med·i·ca (mă-tē'rē-ă med'i-kă) Aspect of medical science concerned with origin and preparation of drugs, their doses, and mode of administration. [L. medical matter]materia medica
Synonyms for materia medicanoun the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effectsSynonyms- pharmacological medicine
- pharmacology
Related Words- tincture
- medical specialty
- medicine
- pharmacokinetics
- posology
- psychopharmacology
- toxicology
- formulary
- pharmacopeia
- decoction
- percutaneous
- transcutaneous
- transdermal
- transdermic
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