pharmacokinetics
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phar·ma·co·ki·net·ics | \ ˌfär-mə-kō-kə-ˈne-tiks 
, -kō-kī- \
, -kō-kī- \Definition of pharmacokinetics
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
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pharmacokinetic \ ˌfär-mə-kō-kə-ˈne-tik , -kō-kī- \ adjective
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pharmacokinetics
noun plural but singular in constructionphar·ma·co·ki·net·ics | \ -kō-kə-ˈnet-iks, -kō-kī- \
\Medical Definition of pharmacokinetics
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
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pharmacokinetic \ -ik \ adjective
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