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noun
1.
the remedial substances employed in medicine.
2.
Also called pharmacognosy. the science dealing with the sources, physical characteristics, uses, and doses of drugs.
Origin:
1690–1700; < Medieval Latin: medical material
1690–1700; < Medieval Latin: medical material
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Materia medica
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So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
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materia medica materia med·i·ca (měd'ĭ-kə)
n.
The branch of medical science that deals with the origin, preparation, dosage, and administration of drugs.
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