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POSOLOGY
posology
(noun) the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
posology (usually uncountable, plural posologies)
(countable, uncountable, pharmacy, pharmacology) The study of the dosages of drugs, especially the determination of appropriate dosages. [from 19th c.]
(uncountable, mathematics, historical, rare) In the works of English philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832): the study of quantity; mathematics.
Source: Wiktionary
Po*sol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. posologie.] (Med.)
Definition: The science or doctrine of doses; dosology.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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