Dictionary Definitions, Synomyns, Antonyms, and related words for Materia Medica
Definitions for: Materia Medica
[n] the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
Webster (1913) Definition: Ma*te"ri*a med"i*ca [L. See Matter, and
Medical.]
1. Material or substance used in the composition of remedies;
-- a general term for all substances used as curative
agents in medicine.
2. That branch of medical science which treats of the nature
and properties of all the substances that are employed for
the cure of diseases.
