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1. (n.) pharmacokinetics
(used with a pl. v.) the actions of drugs within the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
Etymology: (1955–60)
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1. (noun) pharmacokinetics
the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion; duration of effect; etc.
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1. Pharmacokinetics
Dynamic and kinetic mechanisms of exogenous chemical and drug ABSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; elimination; and TOXICOLOGY as a function of dosage, and rate of METABOLISM. It includes toxicokinetics, the pharmacokinetic mechanism of the toxic effects of a substance. ADME and ADMET are short-hand abbreviations for absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination and toxicology.
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