phar·​ma·​co·​ge·​net·​ics | \ ˌfär-mə-kō-je-ˈne-tiks How to pronounce pharmacogenetics (audio) \

Definition of pharmacogenetics

: the study of how genetic differences among individuals cause varied responses to a drug

First Known Use of pharmacogenetics

1960, in the meaning defined above

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phar·​ma·​co·​ge·​net·​ics | \ -jə-ˈnet-iks How to pronounce pharmacogenetics (audio) \

Medical Definition of pharmacogenetics

: the study of how genetic differences among individuals cause varied responses to a drug The major development that is helping to individualize therapy is the continuing advance of pharmacogenetics and its application to clinical problems.— Marcus M. Reidenberg, The Journal of the American Medical Association, 19 June 1991

Other Words from pharmacogenetics

pharmacogenetic \ -​ik How to pronounce pharmacogenetic (audio) \ adjective
pharmacogenetic tests pharmacogenetic variation