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pharmacodynamics

American  
[fahr-muh-koh-dahy-nam-iks] / ˌfɑr mə koʊ daɪˈnæm ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

  1. the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.

pharmacodynamics British  
/ ˌfɑːməkəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) the branch of pharmacology concerned with the action of drugs on the physiology or pathology of the body

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Other Word Forms

  • pharmacodynamic adjective
  • pharmacodynamical adjective

Etymology

Origin of pharmacodynamics

First recorded in 1835–45; pharmaco- + dynamics

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