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posology definition

po·sol·ogy (pō säl′ə jē)

noun

Med. the scientific study of drug dosages

Etymology: Fr posologie < Gr posos, how much (< IE *kwoti < interrogative base *kwo- > who, what) + Fr -logie, -logy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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