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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