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neuropharmacology
[ noor-oh-fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee, nyoor- ]
/ ˌnʊər oʊˌfɑr məˈkɒl ə dʒi, ˌnyʊər- /
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noun Pharmacology.
the branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs on the nervous system.
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Origin of neuropharmacology
First recorded in 1945–50; neuro- + pharmacology
OTHER WORDS FROM neuropharmacology
neu·ro·phar·ma·co·log·ic [noor-oh-fahr-muh-kuh-loj-ik, nyoor-], /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, nounWords nearby neuropharmacology
neuropathic joint, neuropathogenesis, neuropathology, neuropathy, neuropeptide, neuropharmacology, neurophysin, neurophysiology, neuropil, neuroplasm, neuroplasticity
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Medical definitions for neuropharmacology
neuropharmacology
[ nur′ō-fär′mə-kŏl′ə-jē ]
n.
The study of the action of drugs on the nervous system.
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