pharmacokinetics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction

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

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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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pharmacokinetics

noun plural but singular in construction

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

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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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