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 | ||