Definitions for posology
pəˈsɒl ə dʒi, poʊ-posol·o·gy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. posologynoun

   the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. posologynoun

   The study of the dosages of drugs, especially the determination of appropriate dosages.

2. Etymology: From πόσος.

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1. posology

   Pharmacology is a branch of medicine, biology, and pharmaceutical sciences concerned with drug or medication action, where a drug may be defined as any artificial, natural, or endogenous (from within the body) molecule which exerts a biochemical or physiological effect on the cell, tissue, organ, or organism (sometimes the word pharmacon is used as a term to encompass these endogenous and exogenous bioactive species). More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function. If substances have medicinal properties, they are considered pharmaceuticals. The field encompasses drug composition and properties, functions, sources, synthesis and drug design, molecular and cellular mechanisms, organ/systems mechanisms, signal transduction/cellular communication, molecular diagnostics, interactions, chemical biology, therapy, and medical applications and antipathogenic capabilities. The two main areas of pharmacology are pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. Pharmacodynamics studies the effects of a drug on biological systems, and pharmacokinetics studies the effects of biological systems on a drug. In broad terms, pharmacodynamics discusses the chemicals with biological receptors, and pharmacokinetics discusses the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) of chemicals from the biological systems. Pharmacology is not synonymous with pharmacy and the two terms are frequently confused. Pharmacology, a biomedical science, deals with the research, discovery, and characterization of chemicals which show biological effects and the elucidation of cellular and organismal function in relation to these chemicals. In contrast, pharmacy, a health services profession, is concerned with the application of the principles learned from pharmacology in its clinical settings; whether it be in a dispensing or clinical care role. In either field, the primary contrast between the two is their distinctions between direct-patient care, pharmacy practice, and the science-oriented research field, driven by pharmacology.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Posologynoun

   the science or doctrine of doses; dosology

2. Etymology: [Gr. how much + -logy: cf. F. posologie.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Posology

   pō-sol′ō-ji, n. the science of quantity.—adjs. Posolog′ic, -al. [Gr. posos, how much, logia, discourse.]

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1. • Pharmacology

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of posology in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of posology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=posology
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Posology
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posology
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posology
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=posology