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psychopharmacology

[ sahy-koh-fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌsaɪ koʊˌfɑr məˈkɒl ə dʒi /
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noun

the branch of pharmacology dealing with the psychological effects of drugs.

Nearby words

  1. psychopathic disorder,
  2. psychopathic personality,
  3. psychopathology,
  4. psychopathy,
  5. psychopharmaceutical,
  6. psychopharmacotherapy,
  7. psychophysical,
  8. psychophysical parallelism,
  9. psychophysicist,
  10. psychophysics

Origin of psychopharmacology

First recorded in 1915–20; psycho- + pharmacology
Related formspsy·cho·phar·ma·co·log·ic [sahy-koh-fahr-muh-kuh-loj-ik] /ˌsaɪ koʊˌfɑr mə kəˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, psy·cho·phar·ma·co·log·i·cal, adjectivepsy·cho·phar·ma·co·log·i·cal·ly, adverbpsy·cho·phar·ma·col·o·gist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for psychopharmacology

psychopharmacology

/ (ˌsaɪkəʊˌfɑːməˈkɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the study of drugs that affect the mind
Derived Formspsychopharmacological (ˌsaɪkəʊˌfɑːməkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivepsychopharmacologist, noun
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Word Origin and History for psychopharmacology

psychopharmacology

n.

also psycho-pharmacology, 1919, from psycho- + pharmacology. Related: Psychopharmacological.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for psychopharmacology

psychopharmacology

[ sī′kō-fär′mə-kŏl′ə-jē ]

n.

The branch of pharmacology dealing with the study of the actions and the effects of psychoactive drugs.
Related formspsy′cho•phar′ma•co•log′ic (-kə-lŏj′ĭk) null adj.
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Science definitions for psychopharmacology

psychopharmacology

[ sī′kō-fär′mə-kŏl′ə-jē ]

The study and clinical use of drugs that affect the mind, especially those that are used to treat psychiatric disorders.
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