pharmacokinetics

noun

phar·​ma·​co·​ki·​net·​ics ˌfär-mə-kō-kə-ˈne-tiks 

-kō-kī-

plural in form but singular in construction

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, metabolism, and excretion

pharmacokinetic

ˌfär-mə-kō-kə-ˈne-tik 

-kō-kī-

adjective

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pharmacokinetics

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

Medical Definition

pharmacokinetics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction

phar·​ma·​co·​ki·​net·​ics -kō-kə-ˈnet-iks, -kō-kī- 

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, metabolism, and excretion

evaluated the pharmacokinetics of a single theophylline dose

—The Journal of the American Medical Association

pharmacokinetic

-ik 

adjective