posologistn.
/pə(ʊ)ˈsɒlədʒɪst/, U.S. /pəˈzɑlədʒəst/ rare.
A person who measures or dispenses doses of medicine.In extended use in quot. 1987.
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posologist1831
1831 S. Smith Mr. Dyson's Speech on Reform 8 Suttle compounder, fraudulent posologist, did not you order me a dram of this medicine?
1853 S. Whiting Mem. of Stomach 38 Most strange..that there should exist..chronicles and lists of domestic poisons, and a tribe of posologists sworn to their administration.
1987 Herald (Melbourne) (Nexis) 3 Nov. All media should have posologists on staff to administer cult cliché usages.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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