MATERIA MEDICA


Meaning of MATERIA MEDICA in English

/meuh tear"ee euh med"i keuh/

1. the remedial substances employed in medicine.

2. Also called pharmacognosy . the science dealing with the sources, physical characteristics, uses, and doses of drugs.

[ 1690-1700; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .