pharmacokinetics

Meaning

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

Synonyms

drug properties

medicinal properties

Translations

farmacocinètica

φαρμακοκινητική

farmacocinética

farmacokinetiek

propriété pharmacologique

propriété des médicaments

medizinische Eigenschaft

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌfɑː(ɹ)məkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks/
Etymology

From pharmaco- + kinetics.

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