pharmacokinetics

[ fahr-muh-koh-ki-net-iks, -kahy- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.

pharmacokinetics

/ ˌfɑːməkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪsɪst; ˌfɑːməkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks; -kaɪ- /

noun

1. the branch of pharmacology concerned with the way drugs are taken into, move around, and are eliminated from, the body

Derived Forms

• ˌpharmacokiˈnetic, adjective
• ˌpharmacokiˈnetically, adverb
• pharmacokineticist, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmacokinetics¹

First recorded in 1955–60; pharmaco- + kinetics