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pharmacology
[ fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
pharmacology
/ ˌfɑːməˈkɒlədʒɪ; ˌfɑːməkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /
noun
- the science of drugs, including their characteristics and uses
pharmacology
/ fär′mə-kŏl′ə-jē /
- The scientific study of drugs and their effects, especially in the treatment of disease.
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Derived Forms
- ˌpharmacoˈlogically, adverb
- ˌpharmaˈcologist, noun
- pharmacological, adjective
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Other Words From
- phar·ma·co·log·i·cal [fahr-m, uh, -k, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], phar·ma·co·log·ic adjective
- phar·ma·col·o·gist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pharmacology1
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Example Sentences
In addition, cannabinoids have a “unique pharmacology,” and individuals can have widely varying responses to the same dose.
A professor of pharmacology at Northwestern University, Richard J. Miller starts with the hunters and gatherers.
They have no training in pharmacology and behavioral sciences.
Jose Muscohio, a professor of pharmacology, was one of them.
And isnt it time, too, that we cease taking our pharmacology and therapeutics from proprietary manufacturers?
Practically all of these drugs except goldenseal are ignored in the standard works on pharmacology.
It would give her technician status rather than a specialist in pharmacology.
The drug is consequently little known and is not mentioned in critical works on pharmacology.
Time showed that tonga was inert therapeutically, and authorities on pharmacology now no longer notice it.
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