pharmacology

[ fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌfɑr məˈkɒl ə dʒi /

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noun

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

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Origin of pharmacology

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

OTHER WORDS FROM pharmacology

phar·ma·co·log·i·cal

[fahr-muh-kuh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌfɑr mə kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, phar·ma·co·log·ic, adjectivephar·ma·col·o·gist, noun

Words nearby pharmacology

pharmacognosy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacol., pharmacolite, pharmacological, pharmacology, pharmacopoeia, pharmacotherapy, pharmacy, Pharm.B., Pharm.D.

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How to use pharmacology in a sentence

Before the new treatment can reach that stage, the researchers need to do more detailed immunotoxicity and pharmacology studies.
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“We’re also building on decades of understanding of how vaccines work,” said Namandjé Bumpus, director of the Johns Hopkins University Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences.
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Nevan Krogan, Professor of Cellular Molecular Pharmacology and Director of the Quantitative Biosciences Institute, University of California, San FranciscoProteins are the molecular machines that make your cells function.
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In addition, cannabinoids have a “unique pharmacology,” and individuals can have widely varying responses to the same dose.
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A professor of pharmacology at Northwestern University, Richard J. Miller starts with the hunters and gatherers.
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They have no training in pharmacology and behavioral sciences.
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Jose Muscohio, a professor of pharmacology, was one of them.
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And isnt it time, too, that we cease taking our pharmacology and therapeutics from proprietary manufacturers?
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Practically all of these drugs except goldenseal are ignored in the standard works on pharmacology.
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It would give her technician status rather than a specialist in pharmacology.
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The drug is consequently little known and is not mentioned in critical works on pharmacology.
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Time showed that tonga was inert therapeutically, and authorities on pharmacology now no longer notice it.
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British Dictionary definitions for pharmacology

pharmacology

/ (ˌfɑːməˈkɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the science of drugs, including their characteristics and uses

Derived forms of pharmacology

pharmacological (ˌfɑːməkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivepharmacologically, adverbpharmacologist, noun

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Scientific definitions for pharmacology

pharmacology

[ fär′mə-kŏl′ə-jē ]

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