phar·ma·co·ki·net·ics (fär m -k -k-n t  ks, -k -)n. (used with a sing. verb) 1. The process by which a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body. 2. The study of this process. phar ma·co·ki·netic adj. |
pharmacokinetics [ˌfɑːməkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks -kaɪ-]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) the branch of pharmacology concerned with the way drugs are taken into, move around, and are eliminated from, the body
pharmacokinetic adj
pharmacokinetically adv
pharmacokineticist [ˌfɑːməkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪsɪst] n
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| Noun | 1. | pharmacokinetics - the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion; duration of effect; etc. materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects |
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