Pharmacokinetics
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌfɑː(ɹ)məkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pharmacokinetics is a noun meaning (pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
Meaning
(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
More Meanings
- (pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
Example Sentences
Physiologic-based pharmocokinetic models are sometimes used to describe pharmocokinetics in laboratory animals, but they are seldom used to describe the pharmocokinetics of drugs used in humans.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bioavailability, biopharmaceutics, biotransformation, toxicokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacology.
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