materia medica

ma·te·ri·a med·i·ca

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-teer-ee-uh med-i-kuh]
- /məˈtɪər i ə ˈmɛd ɪ kə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-teer-ee-uh med-i-kuh]
- /məˈtɪər i ə ˈmɛd ɪ kə/

Definitions of materia medica words

noun materia medica (used with a plural verb) the remedial substances employed in medicine. 1
noun materia medica (used with a singular verb). Also called pharmacognosy. the science dealing with the sources, physical characteristics, uses, and doses of drugs. 1
noun materia medica the branch of medical science concerned with the study of drugs used in the treatment of disease: includes pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, and the history and physical and chemical properties of drugs 0
noun materia medica the drugs used in the treatment of disease 0
noun materia medica the drugs and other remedial substances used in medicine 0
noun materia medica the branch of medical science that deals with such substances, their uses, etc. 0

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Origin of materia medica

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

1690-1700; < Medieval Latin: medical material

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Parts of speech for Materia medica

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Materia medica

materia medica popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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