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

Examples of pharmacokinetics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The lab, Inotiv, offers testing for drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, which refers to the movement of drugs within the body. —Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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

—Journal of the American Medical Association

pharmacokinetic

-ik 

adjective