posologyn.

Brit.

/pə(ʊ)ˈsɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/pəˈzɑlədʒi/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πόσος , -logy comb. form.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πόσος how much (see posologic adj.) + -logy comb. form, probably after posologic adj., posological adj.

1. The branch of medicine or pharmacy that deals with the quantities or doses in which medicines are administered. In later use also: the size or frequency of a dose or doses; dosage.

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the world > health and disease > healing > pharmacy > [noun] > pharmacology > branches of

posology1786

pharmacodynamics1836

pharmacognosia1842

pharmacognostics1858

psychopharmacology1920

neuropharmacology1949

pharmacokinetics1959

pharmacogenetics1960

biopharmaceutics1961

radiopharmacology1966

ethnopharmacology1967

1786 J. M. Adair Med. Cautions v. i. 149 Posology instructs him [sc. the physician] in the doses of his remedies, as accommodated to different ages and constitutions.

1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Posology, that part of the art of medicine which teaches the right administration of doses.

1898 Rev. Brit. Pharmacy 57 Index and Posology.

1942 Social Forces 20 323/2 His [sc. the pharmacist's] professional training includes a knowledge of pharmacy, chemistry, posology, toxicology, materia medica, and other subjects.

1975 Chemotherapy 21 11 A posology of 3–4 captabs, spaced over a 24-hour period is suggested.

1991 G. Greer Change viii. 202 The permutations of oestrogen plus progesterone plus posology amount to hundreds of options, all slightly different.

2. In or with reference to the writings of Jeremy Bentham: the science of quantity; mathematics. Now historical and rare.

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the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [noun]

mathematica1387

mathesisa1475

mathematics?1545

mathematicals1563

posology1817

math1847

maths1911

1817 J. Bentham Chrestomathia Pt. II 183 For an equivalent to Posological Somatics, may be employed the single-worded appellative Posology.

a1832 J. Bentham Ess. Logic in Wks. (1843) VIII. 287/2 By the Greek-sprung word posology, the science of quantity, may, it is believed, and if so, now for the first time, not inappositely be distinguished.

1861 Sat. Rev. 22 June 645 We hope that the distinguished editors..will not attempt..to substitute in their respective universities this meagre Posology for the somewhat undefined, but less empty abstractions which have hitherto passed under the name of Logic.

1956 M. H. Moore tr. A. A. Cournot Ess. Found. of our Knowl. 494 Somatology [in Bentham's system] is broken up into the science of quantities (posology, mathematics) and the science of qualities (poiosomatology).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	posology
释义	posologyn. Brit. /pə(ʊ)ˈsɒlədʒi/, U.S. /pəˈzɑlədʒi/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πόσος , -logy comb. form. Etymology: < ancient Greek πόσος how much (see posologic adj.) + -logy comb. form, probably after posologic adj., posological adj. 1. The branch of medicine or pharmacy that deals with the quantities or doses in which medicines are administered. In later use also: the size or frequency of a dose or doses; dosage. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > pharmacy > [noun] > pharmacology > branches of posology1786 pharmacodynamics1836 pharmacognosia1842 pharmacognostics1858 psychopharmacology1920 neuropharmacology1949 pharmacokinetics1959 pharmacogenetics1960 biopharmaceutics1961 radiopharmacology1966 ethnopharmacology1967 1786 J. M. Adair Med. Cautions v. i. 149 Posology instructs him [sc. the physician] in the doses of his remedies, as accommodated to different ages and constitutions. 1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Posology, that part of the art of medicine which teaches the right administration of doses. 1898 Rev. Brit. Pharmacy 57 Index and Posology. 1942 Social Forces 20 323/2 His [sc. the pharmacist's] professional training includes a knowledge of pharmacy, chemistry, posology, toxicology, materia medica, and other subjects. 1975 Chemotherapy 21 11 A posology of 3–4 captabs, spaced over a 24-hour period is suggested. 1991 G. Greer Change viii. 202 The permutations of oestrogen plus progesterone plus posology amount to hundreds of options, all slightly different. 2. In or with reference to the writings of Jeremy Bentham: the science of quantity; mathematics. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [noun] mathematica1387 mathesisa1475 mathematics?1545 mathematicals1563 posology1817 math1847 maths1911 1817 J. Bentham Chrestomathia Pt. II 183 For an equivalent to Posological Somatics, may be employed the single-worded appellative Posology. a1832 J. Bentham Ess. Logic in Wks. (1843) VIII. 287/2 By the Greek-sprung word posology, the science of quantity, may, it is believed, and if so, now for the first time, not inappositely be distinguished. 1861 Sat. Rev. 22 June 645 We hope that the distinguished editors..will not attempt..to substitute in their respective universities this meagre Posology for the somewhat undefined, but less empty abstractions which have hitherto passed under the name of Logic. 1956 M. H. Moore tr. A. A. Cournot Ess. Found. of our Knowl. 494 Somatology [in Bentham's system] is broken up into the science of quantities (posology, mathematics) and the science of qualities (poiosomatology). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1786
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