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acology.

Materia medica; the science of medical remedies, or of therapeutics.

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Meaning & usage

noun/əˈkɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/UK/əˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/US
  1. Materia medica; the science of medical remedies, or of therapeutics.

    obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ἄκος (ákos, “remedy”) + -logy. The first element could be from Proto-Indo-European *Hieh₂ḱ-. Or, less likely, related to Old Irish ícc (“healing, cure”). Or, of Semitic/Egyptian origin.

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