pharmacogenetics

noun

phar·​ma·​co·​ge·​net·​ics ˌfär-mə-kō-je-ˈne-tiks 

plural in form but singular in construction

: the study of how genetic differences among individuals cause varied responses to a drug

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pharmacogenetics

• bioenergetics
• electromagnetics
• pharmacokinetics
• aesthetics
• ascetics
• asthmatics
• athletics
• cosmetics
• emetics
• esthetics
• genetics
• kinetics

Medical Definition

pharmacogenetics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction

phar·​ma·​co·​ge·​net·​ics -jə-ˈnet-iks 

: the study of how genetic differences among individuals cause varied responses to a drug

The major development that is helping to individualize therapy is the continuing advance of pharmacogenetics and its application to clinical problems.

—Marcus M. Reidenberg, The Journal of the American Medical Association

pharmacogenetic

-ik 

adjective

pharmacogenetic tests

pharmacogenetic variation