Posology

//pəʊˈsɒ.lə.d͡ʒi//

Synonyms for "posology" (2 found)

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Dutch

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  • posologie noun (study of the dosages of drugs)

French

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  • posologie noun (study of the dosages of drugs)

Greek

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  • ποσολογία noun (study of the dosages of drugs)

Icelandic

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  • lyfjunarfræði noun (study of the dosages of drugs)
  • stærð skammta noun (study of the dosages of drugs)

Indonesian

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  • posologi noun (study of the dosages of drugs)

Italian

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  • posologia noun (study of the dosages of drugs)

Russian

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  • дозиология noun (study of the dosages of drugs)
  • позология noun (study of the dosages of drugs)

Spanish

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  • posología noun (study of the dosages of drugs)

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The difficulty here alluded to occurs in the doses of medicine exhibited by the ancient physicians. These have long been observed to be very large; and it was on remarking the impossibility, according to our ideas, of exhibiting them with safety to human life, or even of escaping destruction under their influence, that my observation was first drawn to the subject of ancient posology.

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Dr. Wise […] mentions two systems of Hindu surgery and nine systems of medicine, three of materia medica, one of posology, one of pharmacy, and three of metallic preparations alone. From these one can gather the strength and dimensions of the scientific knowledge of ancient India regarding therapeutic agents of both organic and inorganic origin.

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Posology is usually well defined by medicinal plant specialists. Traditional formulations of medicinal plants processed for therapeutic uses (such as teas, syrups, concoctions, beverages, etc.) are expected to be ingested over a given period of time, varying with the expected length of the condition to be treated, and the time required for the remedy to attain its curative goal.

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The posologies employed require careful clinical and electrical supervision, and the same anticoagulant measures as for electrical cardioversion are necessary.

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