pharmacology
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- enPR: fär'mə-kŏl'əjē, IPA(key): /ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
pharmacology (uncountable)
- The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.
- The properties and reactions of a given drug, especially with relation to its therapeutic value.
Synonyms
- (science of drugs): materia medica (archaic or historical)
Meronyms
- (science of drugs): pharmacognosy
Derived terms
- biopharmacology
- chronopharmacology
- cytopharmacology
- ethnopharmacology
- genopharmacology
- immunopharmacology
- micropharmacology
- nanopharmacology
- neuropharmacology
- oncopharmacology
- pharmacologic
- pharmacological
- pharmacologically
- pharmacologist
- photopharmacology
- phytopharmacology
- polypharmacology
- psychopharmacology
- radiopharmacology
- toxicopharmacology
- zoopharmacology
Related terms
Translations
science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
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