Etymology

pharmacokinetics

Today it means: A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body. Full definition →

English kinetics ← Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)
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  1. Ancient Greekφάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)
  2. Englishpharmaco-
  3. Englishkinetics
  4. English todaypharmacokinetics

From pharmaco- + kinetics.

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