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| ma·te·ri·a med·i·ca [ mə tree ə méddikə ] (plural ma·te·ri·a med·i·cas) |
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1. pharmacology pharmacology: pharmacology and the historical study of drugs used in treating disease
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2. pharmacology medicinal drugs: the substances used to make medicinal drugs
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dated formal
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3. list of symptoms and corresponding remedies: a list of medical symptoms with the corresponding homeopathic or herbal remedies used to treat them
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| [< modern Latin, "healing material"] |
