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phar⋅ma⋅co⋅ki⋅net⋅ics

  [fahr-muh-koh-ki-net-iks, -kahy-]
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–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
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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.
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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
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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.

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