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posology

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po·sol·o·gy  (p-sl-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.
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Noun1.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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