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i 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 (məˈtɪərɪə ˈmɛdɪkə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 1. | the branch of medical science concerned with the study of drugs used in the treatment of disease: includes pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, and the history and physical and chemical properties of drugs |
| 2. | the drugs used in the treatment of disease |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin: medical matter] | |
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Materia medica
has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
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Medical Dictionary
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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