neuropharmacology

[noo r-oh-fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee, nyoo r-]

noun Pharmacology.

the branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs on the nervous system.

Origin of neuropharmacology

First recorded in 1945–50; neuro- + pharmacology

Related formsneu·ro·phar·ma·co·log·ic

[noo r-oh-fahr-muh-kuh-loj-ik, nyoo r-] /ˌnʊər oʊˌfɑr mə kəˈlɒdʒ ɪk, ˌnyʊər-/, neu·ro·phar·ma·co·log·i·cal, adjectiveneu·ro·phar·ma·co·log·i·cal·ly, adverbneu·ro·phar·ma·col·o·gist, noun

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neuropharmacology in Medicine

neuropharmacology

[nur′ō-fär′mə-kŏl′ə-jē]

n.

The study of the action of drugs on the nervous system.