English Explanatory Dictionary

pharmacokinetics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
  2. The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.

Pronunciation

/ˌfɑː(ɹ)məkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pharmacokinetics.wav

Word forms

pharmacokinetics

Etymology

From pharmaco- + kinetics.

Related words

pharmacodynamics

Derived words

chronopharmacokinetics neuropharmacokinetics pharmacokinetic pharmacokineticist
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