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materia medica
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materia medica: see pharmacology pharmacology, study of the changes produced in living animals by chemical substances, especially the actions of drugs , substances used to treat disease. Systematic investigation of the effects of drugs based on animal experimentation and the use of isolated and
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materia medica [mə′tir·ē·ə ′med·ə·kə]
(pharmacology)
The science that treats of the sources, properties, and preparation of medicinal substances.
The materials from which medicinal substances are prepared.
A treatise on the subject.


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