English noun: materia medica | |||
1. | materia medica (cognition) the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects | ||
Synonyms | pharmacological medicine, pharmacology | ||
Broader (hypernym) | medical specialty, medicine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pharmacokinetics, posology, psychopharmacology, toxicology | ||
Domain category members | adjuvant, decoction, formulary, percutaneous, pharmacopeia, tincture, transcutaneous, transdermal, transdermic | ||