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ethnopharmacologic

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eth⋅no⋅phar⋅ma⋅col⋅o⋅gy

[eth-noh-fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee]
–noun
the scientific study of substances used medicinally, esp. folk remedies, by different ethnic or cultural groups.

Origin:
1975–80; ethno- + pharmacology


eth⋅no⋅phar⋅ma⋅co⋅log⋅i⋅cal [eth-noh-fahr-muh-kuh-loj-i-kuhl] , eth⋅no⋅phar⋅ma⋅co⋅log⋅ic, adjective
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