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pharmacodynamics

[ fahr-muh-koh-dahy-nam-iks ]
/ ˌfɑr mə koʊ daɪˈnæm ɪks /
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noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.
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Origin of pharmacodynamics

First recorded in 1835–45; pharmaco- + dynamics

OTHER WORDS FROM pharmacodynamics

phar·ma·co·dy·nam·ic, phar·ma·co·dy·nam·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby pharmacodynamics

pharma, pharmaceutical, pharmaceutics, pharmacist, pharmaco-, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics, pharmacognosy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacol.
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British Dictionary definitions for pharmacodynamics

pharmacodynamics
/ (ˌfɑːməkəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) the branch of pharmacology concerned with the action of drugs on the physiology or pathology of the body

Derived forms of pharmacodynamics

pharmacodynamic, adjective
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