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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; -kaɪ-; ˌfɑːməkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks /

noun

  1. the branch of pharmacology concerned with the way drugs are taken into, move around, and are eliminated from, the body
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • pharmacokineticist, noun
  • ˌpharmacokiˈnetic, adjective
  • ˌpharmacokiˈnetically, adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmacokinetics1

First recorded in 1955–60; pharmaco- + kinetics

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