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materia medica

ma·te·ri·a med·i·ca [ mə tree ə méddikə ] (plural ma·te·ri·a med·i·cas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. pharmacology pharmacology: pharmacology and the historical study of drugs used in treating disease ( dated formal )

2. pharmacology medicinal drugs: the substances used to make medicinal drugs ( dated formal )

3. list of symptoms and corresponding remedies: a list of medical symptoms with the corresponding homeopathic or herbal remedies used to treat them

[< modern Latin, "healing material"]
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