# materia medica

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of pharmacology, particularly its development in early modern Europe.

## Etymology
From Latin materia (“material”) + medica (“curative, medical”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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