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the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects

the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects

Knowledge of drugs or medicines; the art of preparing medicines.

Knowledge of drugs or medicines; the art of preparing medicines.

The study of the origin, nature, properties, and actions of drugs and their effects on living organisms.

A treatise on drugs.

In the broadest sense, the science of medicine.

In a more restricted sense as a synonym for pharmacodynamics. [Gr.]

n. [Greek] The science or knowledge of drugs, or the art of preparing medicines;—a treatise on the art.