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pharmacology

Syllabification: (phar·ma·col·o·gy)
Pronunciation: /ˌfärməˈkäləjē/

Definition of pharmacology

noun

  • the branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs.

Derivatives

pharmacologic

Pronunciation: /ˌfärməkəˈläjik/

adjective

pharmacological

Pronunciation: /-ˈläjikəl/

adjective

pharmacologically

adverb

pharmacologist

Pronunciation: /-ˈkäləjist/

noun

Origin:

early 18th century: from modern Latin pharmacologia, from Greek pharmakon 'drug'

pharmacology in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pharmacology in the British & World English dictionary

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