materia medica
- the drugs and other remedial substances used in medicine
- the branch of medical science that deals with such substances, their uses, etc.
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(mə-tîrˈē-ə mĕdˈĭ-kə)
noun- (used with a sing. verb) The scientific study of medicinal drugs and their sources, preparation, and use.
- (used with a pl. verb) Substances used in the preparation of medicinal drugs.
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