pharmacology

American  

[fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee] / ˌfɑr məˈkɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.

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pharmacology British  

/ ˌfɑːməkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌfɑːməˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the science of drugs, including their characteristics and uses

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pharmacology Scientific  

/ fär′mə-kŏl′ə-jē /

1. The scientific study of drugs and their effects, especially in the treatment of disease.

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Other Word Forms

• pharmacologic adjective
• pharmacological adjective
• pharmacologically adverb
• pharmacologist noun

Etymology

Origin of pharmacology

From the New Latin word pharmacologia, dating back to 1715–25; pharmaco-, -logy

Example Sentences

Nutritionists’ take: “It’s probably a sequel to coconut water,” says Dr. Thomas Sherman, a professor of pharmacology and physiology at Georgetown University Medical Center.

From Los Angeles Times

"To reach our conclusions, we combined many experimental approaches, including electrophysiology, pharmacology, fiber photometry, behavior, computational modeling, and molecular analyses," says the study's first author Joyce Woo, a PhD candidate in Ostroumov's lab.

From Science Daily

She is also a member of the cancer institute's cancer pharmacology and cancer metabolism and immunology research programs.

From Science Daily

Scientists have long focused on pharmacology and traditional biomedical approaches.

From Science Daily

Mr. Steiner is an emeritus professor of neuroscience at City University of New York and an adjunct professor of molecular pharmacology, physiology and biotechnology at Brown University Alpert Medical School.

From The Wall Street Journal