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posología — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dosage noun The size and frequency of doses of a medicine given to a patient.
  • posology noun The study of the dosages of drugs, especially the determination of appropriate dosages.

Senses

posología is used for these senses in English:

  • dosage The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.
  • posology (countable, uncountable, pharmacy, pharmacology) The study of the dosages of drugs, especially the determination of appropriate dosages. [from 19th c.]

posology — full definition

  1. noun The study of the dosages of drugs, especially the determination of appropriate dosages.
  2. noun In the works of English philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832): the study of quantity; mathematics.
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