Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Nearby Entries
Definition of pharmacokinetics - 4 dictionary results
Pharmacokinetics
Expertise in Assay Design, Method Development, and GLP validation
www.midwestbioresearch.com
Pacific BioLabs
Toxicology, biocompatibility, sterility & microbiology testing.
www.PacificBiolabs.com
Alpha Genesis, Inc.
Highest Quality Primates And Bio-Research Support Services.
www.AlphaGenesisInc.com

phar⋅ma⋅co⋅ki⋅net⋅ics

  [fahr-muh-koh-ki-net-iks, -kahy-]
Use pharmacokinetics in a Sentence
–noun (used with a singular verb) Pharmacology.
the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
Origin:
1955–60; pharmaco- + kinetics
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetics
Expertise in Assay Design, Method Development, and GLP validation
www.midwestbioresearch.com
Pacific BioLabs
Toxicology, biocompatibility, sterility & microbiology testing.
www.PacificBiolabs.com
phar·ma·co·ki·net·ics   (fär'mə-kō-kə-nět'ĭks, -kī-)   
n.   (used with a sing. verb)
  1. The process by which a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
  2. The study of this process.
phar'ma·co·ki·net'ic adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

Main Entry: phar·ma·co·ki·net·ics
Pronunciation: -kO-k&-'net-iks, -kO-kI-
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
1 : the study of the bodily absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
2 : the characteristic interactions of a drug and the body in terms of itsabsorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion pharmacokinetics of a single theophylline dose —Journal of the American Medical Association> —phar·ma·co·ki·net·ic /-ik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source

pharmacokinetics phar·ma·co·ki·net·ics (fär'mə-kō-kə-nět'ĭks, -kī-)
n.

  1. The process by which a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized and eliminated by the body.
  2. The study of this process.
phar'ma·co·ki·net'ic adj.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see pharmacokinetics on Thesaurus | Reference
Alpha Genesis, Inc.
Highest Quality Primates And Bio-Research Support Services.
www.AlphaGenesisInc.com
Free PBPK Program
Interactive, graphical output Pharmacokinetic tutorial
www.pkquest.com
ILS Toxicology Services
Provider of Pathology, Histology Environmental & Information Science
www.ils-inc.com