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materia medica vs toxicology

toxicology vs materia medica

materia medica and toxicology both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
materia medica Yes No No No
toxicology Yes No No No
As nouns, toxicology is a hyponym of materia medica; that is, toxicology 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
  • toxicology: the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons
Other hyponyms of materia medica include pharmacokinetics, posology, psychopharmacology.
materia medica (noun) toxicology (noun)
the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons
Difference between materia medica and toxicology

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