"materia medica" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin materia (“material”) + medica (“curative, medical”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|materia||material}} Latin materia (“material”), {{m|la|medicus|medica|curative, medical}} medica (“curative, medical”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} materia medica (uncountable)
  1. (medicine, archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacology, particularly its development in early modern Europe. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: pharmacology [synonym, synonym-of], particularly its development in early modern Europe [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-materia_medica-en-noun-Gq3IbxVv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 54 46 Topics: medicine, sciences

Noun

Etymology: From Latin materia (“material”) + medica (“curative, medical”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|materia||material}} Latin materia (“material”), {{m|la|medicus|medica|curative, medical}} medica (“curative, medical”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p|nolinkhead=1}} materia medica pl (plural only)
  1. (medicine, archaic or historical) Synonym of medicine: the substances so used, particularly traditional cures prepared from animals and plants such as herbal medicines but inclusive of early drugs. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: medicine [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-materia_medica-en-noun-iFpvLvJy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 54 46 Topics: medicine, sciences

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