materia medica

[ muh-teer-ee-uh -med-i-kuh ]

/ məˈtɪər i ə ˈmɛd ɪ kə /

noun

(used with a plural verb) the remedial substances employed in medicine.

(used with a singular verb)Also called pharmacognosy . the science dealing with the sources, physical characteristics, uses, and doses of drugs.

Origin of materia medica

1690–1700; <Medieval Latin: medical material

Words nearby materia medica

materially, material mode, materials, materials handling, materials science, materia medica, matériel, maternal, maternal dystocia, maternalize, maternal placenta

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Example sentences from the Web for materia medica

A copy of materia-medica and a Latin dictionary were the only guides to the beginner of a medical career in those days.
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British Dictionary definitions for materia medica

materia medica

/ (məˈtɪərɪə ˈmɛdɪkə) /

noun

the branch of medical science concerned with the study of drugs used in the treatment of disease: includes pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, and the history and physical and chemical properties of drugs

the drugs used in the treatment of disease

Word Origin for materia medica

C17: from Medieval Latin: medical matter

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Medical definitions for materia medica

materia medica

[ mĕd′ĭ-kə ]

n.

The branch of medical science that deals with the origin, preparation, dosage, and administration of drugs.

单词	materia medica
释义	materia medica [ muh-teer-ee-uh -med-i-kuh ] / məˈtɪər i ə ˈmɛd ɪ kə / noun (used with a plural verb) the remedial substances employed in medicine. (used with a singular verb)Also called pharmacognosy . the science dealing with the sources, physical characteristics, uses, and doses of drugs. Origin of materia medica 1690–1700; <Medieval Latin: medical material Words nearby materia medica materially, material mode, materials, materials handling, materials science, materia medica, matériel, maternal, maternal dystocia, maternalize, maternal placenta Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for materia medica A copy of materia-medica and a Latin dictionary were the only guides to the beginner of a medical career in those days. Watch Yourself Go By\|Al. G. Field British Dictionary definitions for materia medica materia medica / (məˈtɪərɪə ˈmɛdɪkə) / noun the branch of medical science concerned with the study of drugs used in the treatment of disease: includes pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, and the history and physical and chemical properties of drugs the drugs used in the treatment of disease Word Origin for materia medica C17: from Medieval Latin: medical matter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for materia medica materia medica [ mĕd′ĭ-kə ] n. The branch of medical science that deals with the origin, preparation, dosage, and administration of drugs. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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