pharmacokinetics

pharmacokinetics definition - medical

phar·ma·co·ki·net·ics (färˌmə-kō-kə-nĕtˈĭks, -kī-)

noun
  1. The process by which a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
  2. The study of this process.

Related Forms:

  • pharˌma·co·ki·netˈic adjective

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