Posology

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Posology \Po*sol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? how much + -logy: cf. F.
     posologie.] (Med.)
     The science or doctrine of doses; dosology.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  posology
       n : the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of
           drugs and medicines