Definition of Polypharmacy

1. n. The act or practice of prescribing too many medicines.

Definition of Polypharmacy

1. Noun. (medicine) The use of multiple drugs in a single prescription ¹

2. Noun. (medicine) The use of multiple drugs to treat multiple concurrent disorders in the same patient; especially the indiscriminate prescription of many drugs to elderly patients ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Polypharmacy

1. The administration of an excessive number of drugs. (14 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polypharmacy

polypetalous
polyphage
polyphages
polyphagia
polyphagias
polyphagies
polyphagous
polyphagy
polyphalangism
polypharmacal
polypharmaceutical
polypharmaceuticals
polypharmacist
polypharmacists
polypharmacy (current term)
polyphase
polyphase circuit
polyphasic
polyphemus
polyphemus moth
polyphene
polyphenes
polyphenic
polyphenic gene
polyphenism
polyphenol
polyphenol oxidase
polyphenolic
polyphenolics

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