pharmacology
[fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee]
- the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
Origin of pharmacology
From the
New Latin word
pharmacologia, dating back to
1715–25. See
pharmaco-,
-logyDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for pharmacology
Contemporary Examples of pharmacology
A professor of pharmacology at Northwestern University, Richard J. Miller starts with the hunters and gatherers.
They have no training in pharmacology and behavioral sciences.
Jose Muscohio, a professor of pharmacology, was one of them.
Historical Examples of pharmacology
In pharmacology and surgery, substances or agents which diminish or destroy sensibility, or which relieve pain.
They have a very great historico-literary interest, especially for pharmacology.
And I could cite a number of other facts which are described in detail in every treatise of physiology or pharmacology.
Du Potet first studied medicine, but disgusted by the poor results of Pharmacology he embraced magnetism.
Recent investigation into the 90 pharmacology of the mescal plant prove it to be a poison of a very powerful nature.
British Dictionary definitions for pharmacology- the science of drugs, including their characteristics and uses
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Word Origin and History for pharmacologyn.1721, formed in Modern Latin (1680s) from pharmaco- + -logy. Related: Pharmacological.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
pharmacology
[fär′mə-kŏl′ə-jē]
- The science of drugs, including their composition, uses, and effects.
- The characteristics or properties of a drug, especially those that make it medically effective.
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pharmacology
[fär′mə-kŏl′ə-jē]
- The scientific study of drugs and their effects, especially in the treatment of disease.
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