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materia medica vs posology

posology vs materia medica

materia medica and posology both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
materia medica Yes No No No
posology Yes No No No
As nouns, posology is a hyponym of materia medica; that is, posology is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than materia medica:
  • materia medica: the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
  • posology: the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines
Other hyponyms of materia medica include pharmacokinetics, psychopharmacology, toxicology.
materia medica (noun) posology (noun)
the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines
Difference between materia medica and posology

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