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materia medica

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ma⋅te⋅ri⋅a med⋅i⋅ca

  [muh-teer-ee-uh med-i-kuh]
–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.
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Origin:
1690–1700; < ML: medical material
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ma·te·ri·a med·i·ca   (mə-tîr'ē-ə měd'ĭ-kə)   
n.  

  1. (used with a sing. verb) The scientific study of medicinal drugs and their sources, preparation, and use.

  2. (used with a pl. verb) Substances used in the preparation of medicinal drugs.


[New Latin māteria medica (translation of Greek hulē iātrikē) : Latin māteria, material + Latin medica, feminine of medicus, medical.]
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Main Entry: ma·te·ria med·i·ca
Pronunciation: m&-"tir-E-&-'med-i-k&
Function: noun
1 : substances used in thecomposition of medical remedies : DRUGS, MEDICINE
2 a : a branch of medical science that deals with the sources, nature, properties, and preparation of drugs b : a treatise on materiamedica
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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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