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pharmacokinetics
noun plural but singular in construction phar·ma·co·ki·net·ics \-kō-kə-ˈne-tiks, -kō-kī-\
Definition of PHARMACOKINETICS
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 its absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
— phar·ma·co·ki·net·ic \-tik\ adjective
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First Known Use of PHARMACOKINETICS
1960
Medical Dictionary
pharmacokinetics
noun plural but singular in construction phar·ma·co·ki·net·ics \-kō-kə-ˈnet-iks, -kō-kī-\
Medical Definition of PHARMACOKINETICS
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 its absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion <evaluated the pharmacokinetics of a single theophylline dose—Journal of the American Medical Association>
—phar·ma·co·ki·net·ic \-ik\ adjective
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