dosology

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noun

posology; the study of dosages of drugs

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Meanings

noundosology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableposology; the study of dosages of drugs

    As it is a single study and also the treatment protocol was different from that recommended by the dosology of the approved drugs, it is unclear how the drug would compare with the recommended dosology.

    2016, Carsten H. Meyer, Sandeep Saxena, SriniVas R Sadda, Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Macular Diseases

Origin

From dose + -ology.

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APA

dosology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dosology

MLA

“dosology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dosology. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dosology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dosology.

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