pharmacology
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pharmacology
- /ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
Rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
noun
- The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.
- The properties and reactions of a given drug, especially with relation to its therapeutic value.
Similar: materia medica
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Closest in meaning: materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacodynamic, pharmaceutical, drug, pharmacy, toxicology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutics, biopharmaceutics, drug discovery, pharmacotherapeutics, drug development, therapeutics
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Similar: materia medica
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noun science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
| Español | farmacología |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 약리학 yangnihak |
| 日本語 | 薬理学 yakurigaku |
| 中文 | 藥理學 /药理学 yàolǐxué |
| Português | farmacologia |
| Français | pharmacologie |
| Deutsch | Pharmakologie |
| Italiano | farmacologia |
| Ελληνικά | φαρμακολογία farmakología |
| Română | farmacologie |
| Русский | фармаколо́гия farmakológija |
| Tiếng Việt | dược lý học, dược học |
| العربية | عِلْم اَلصَّيْدَلَة ʕilm aṣ-ṣaydala |
| עברית | פרמקולוגיה farmakologya |
Talk about this word "pharmacology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pharmacology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pharmacology. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pharmacology "pharmacology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pharmacology.Cite this
@misc{pharmacology_2026,
title = {pharmacology},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pharmacology},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
