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po·sol·o·gy  (p-sl-j, p-)

n.

The study of the dosages of medicines and drugs.

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[Greek posos, what quantity + -logy.]

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posology [pəˈsɒlədʒɪ]

n

(Medicine) the branch of medicine concerned with the determination of appropriate doses of drugs or agents

[from French posologie, from Greek posos how much]

posological  [ˌpɒsəˈlɒdʒɪk^əl] adj

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posology

1. the science of medicinal dosage.
2. a system of dosage. — posologic, posological, adj.

See also: Medical Specialties

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Noun

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posology - the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects