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Definition of Posology
1. Noun. The pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines.
Definition of Posology
1. n. The science or doctrine of doses; dosology.
Definition of Posology
1. Noun. (pharmacy) The study of the dosages of drugs, especially the determination of appropriate dosages. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Posology
1. a branch of medicine that deals with drug dosages [n -GIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Posology
Literary usage of Posology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Journal of Homoeopathy edited by John James Drysdale, Robert Ellis Dudgeon, Richard Hughes, John Rutherfurd Russell (1879)
"HOMOEOPATHIC posology. An Introductory Lecture to the Winter Course of Materia
snd Therapeutics, delivere-d in the London School of --"~"Homoeopathy, ..."
2. Materia Medica and Therapeutics: Including Pharmacy and Pharmacology by Reynold Webb Wilcox (1917)
"posology The study of doses is called posology. In determining the dose the
following points deserve attention: 1. Age.—The adult dose is that for a person ..."
3. Materia Medica and Therapeutics: Including Pharmacy and Pharmacology by Reynold Webb Wilcox (1917)
"... The study of doses is called posology. In determining the dose the following
points deserve attention: 1. Age.—The adult dose is that for a person ..."
4. Organon of medicine by Samuel Hahnemann (1901)
"The variations in Hahnemann's posology at different periods of his life may be
seen in an article by Dr. Hughes in the 36th vol. of the Brit. ..."
5. A Practical Introduction to Medical Electricity by Armand de Watteville (1884)
"posology. The measurement of electrical quantities used for therapeutical pui
poses, in other words the dosage of electricity, is a subject which, ..."
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