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pharmacokinetics

[fahr-muh-koh-ki-net-iks, -kahy-]
noun (used with a singular verb) Pharmacology.
  1. the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
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Origin of pharmacokinetics

First recorded in 1955–60; pharmaco- + kinetics
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British Dictionary definitions for pharmacokinetics

pharmacokinetics

noun
  1. the branch of pharmacology concerned with the way drugs are taken into, move around, and are eliminated from, the body
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Derived Formspharmacokinetic, adjectivepharmacokinetically, adverbpharmacokineticist (ˌfɑːməkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪsɪst), noun
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Word Origin and History for pharmacokinetics

n.

1960, from pharmaco- + kinetic.

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pharmacokinetics in Medicine

pharmacokinetics

(fär′mə-kō-kə-nĕt′ĭks, -kī-)
n.
  1. The process by which a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
  2. The study of this process.
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Related formsphar′ma•co•ki•net′ic adj.
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