posology

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek πόσος (pósos, “how much?”) +‎ -ology (suffix indicating a branch of learning). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəʊˈsɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/, /pə-/ (General American) IPA(key): /pəˈzɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ Hyphenation: po‧so‧lo‧gy === Noun === posology (usually uncountable, plural posologies) (countable, uncountable, pharmacy, pharmacology) The study of the dosages of drugs, especially the determination of appropriate dosages. [from 19th c.] (uncountable, mathematics, historical, rare) In the works of English philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832): the study of quantity; mathematics. ==== Derived terms ==== posologic posological posologically posologist ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === pharmacology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia