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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Barton, Benjamin Smith
Bigelow, Jacob
Dioscorides, Pedanius

Dock, Lavinia Lloyd
Hosack, David
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He was taking the examination in Materia Medica in July, and it amused him to play with various drugs, concocting mixtures, rolling pills, and making ointments.

Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

But if you are in pain, here are some cordial drops, which, taken in a glass of my own cognac, will give you rest, if I know aught of the materia medica.

The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context

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