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Definition of: materia medica
(mə·tir′ē·ə med′i·kə) Med.
1. The branch of medical science that relates to medicinal substances, their nature, uses, effects, etc.
2. The substances employed as remedial agents. [<Med. L <materia matter + medica, fem. of medicus medical]
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