materia medica

English

Etymology

From Latin materia (“material”) + medica, from medicus (“medical”)

Noun

materia medica (uncountable)

(medicine) The study of the origin, preparation, dosage and administration of medical drugs; the substances so used.

Translations

study of medical drugs

Chinese:
Mandarin: 藥材 (zh), 药材 (zh) (yàocái)

Irish: míochaine f

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