pharmacological

American  

[fahr-muh-kuh-loj-i-kuhl] / ˌfɑr mə kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

Also pharmacologic

adjective

1. using, involving, or having to do with a drug or drugs.

   Talk therapy sessions can be combined with pharmacological treatment.

   The botanical extracts were subjected to phytochemical study as well as pharmacological screening.

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Other Word Forms

• pharmacologically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of pharmacological

pharmacolog(y) ( def. ) + -ical ( def. )

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

pharmacological

Rather than a typical medical clinic, it provides women with access to resources, including pills, and a space to be able to seek support or carry out the pharmacological abortion.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The head of Bayer’s pharmacological institute lambasted Hoffmann’s discovery as “worthless.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

But the enteric nervous system, which governs gut motility through a dense network of neurons that neuroscientists sometimes call the “second brain,” is not built to sustain that kind of chronic, pharmacological override.

From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2026

They exposed these cells from both trained and untrained older adults to pharmacological agents such as propranolol and rapamycin to observe their effects.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2025

The pharmacological action of hops is determined first by the volatile oil they contain, which has the actions of its class.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

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