Dictionary
pharmacogenomics
noun plural but singular in construction phar·ma·co·ge·no·mics \ˌfär-mə-kō-jē-ˈnō-miks\
Definition of PHARMACOGENOMICS
: the science concerned with ways to compensate for genetic differences in patients which cause varied responses to a single drug
— phar·ma·co·ge·no·mic \-mik\ adjective
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First Known Use of PHARMACOGENOMICS
1997
Medical Dictionary
pharmacogenomics
noun plural but singular in construction phar·ma·co·ge·no·mics \-jē-ˈnō-miks\
Medical Definition of PHARMACOGENOMICS
: a biotechnological science that combines the techniques of medicine, pharmacology, and genomics and is concerned with developing drug therapies to compensate for genetic differences in patients which cause varied responses to a single therapeutic regimen
—phar·ma·co·ge·no·mic \-mik\ adjective
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