pharmacokinetics
noun, plural in form but singular in constructionDefinition 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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The first known use of pharmacokinetics was in 1959
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