- pharmacokinetics
- pharmacokinetics 1960, from pharmaco-, Latinized comb. form of Gk. pharmakon "medicine" (see PHARMACEUTICAL (Cf. pharmaceutical)) + KINETIC (Cf. kinetic).
Etymology dictionary. 2014.
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Pharmacokinetics — (in Greek: “pharmacon” meaning drug and “kinetikos” meaning putting in motion, the study of time dependency; sometimes abbreviated as “PK”) is a branch of pharmacology dedicated to the determination of the fate of substances administered… … Wikipedia
pharmacokinetics — [fär΄mə kō ki net′iks] n. [ PHARMACO + KINETICS] the branch of pharmacology that deals with the absorption, distribution, and elimination of drugs by the body pharmacokinetic adj … English World dictionary
pharmacokinetics — Movements of drugs within biologic systems, as affected by uptake, distribution, binding, elimination, and biotransformation; particularly the rates of such movements. [pharmaco + G. kinesis, movement] * * * phar·ma·co·ki·net·ics kō kə net iks,… … Medical dictionary
Pharmacokinetics simulation — is a simulation method used in determining the safety levels of a drug during its development. It gives an insight to drug efficacy and safety before exposure of individuals to the new drug that might help to improve the design of a clinical… … Wikipedia
pharmacokinetics — noun plural but singular in construction Date: 1960 1. the study of the bodily absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs 2. the characteristic interactions of a drug and the body in terms of its absorption, distribution,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pharmacokinetics — The study of what the body does to drugs, in contrast to pharmacodynamics … Dictionary of molecular biology
pharmacokinetics — /fahr meuh koh ki net iks, kuy /, n. (used with a sing. v.) Pharm. the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination. [1955 60; PHARMACO +… … Universalium
pharmacokinetics — noun A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body. See Also: pharmacodynamics … Wiktionary
pharmacokinetics — n. study of the activity and interaction of medications within the body (including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) … English contemporary dictionary
pharmacokinetics — plural noun [treated as sing.] the branch of pharmacology concerned with how drugs move and are absorbed within the body. Derivatives pharmacokinetic adjective … English new terms dictionary
