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Meaning of POLYPHARMACY

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pol`y*phar"ma*cy\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? the using of
medicine, fr. ? medicine: cf. F. polypharmacie.] (Med.)
(a) The act or practice of prescribing too many medicines.
(b) A prescription made up of many medicines or ingredients.
    --Dunglison.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. Administering several drugs at once.
  2. Administering an excessive number of drugs.
 

 

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