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posology

po·so·logy

UK/pəʊˈsɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ US/pə-/ uncommon rare

noun

1.

the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines

Origin

From Ancient Greek πόσος (pósos, “how much?”) + -ology (suffix indicating a branch of learning).

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