po·sol·o·gy (p -s l -j , p -)n. The study of the dosages of medicines and drugs. [Greek posos, what quantity + -logy.] |
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 [ˌpɒsəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
posology
1. the science of medicinal dosage.
2. a system of dosage. — posologic, posological, adj.
See also: Medical Specialties
2. a system of dosage. — posologic, posological, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | 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 |
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