Occupation or Discipline
neuropharmacology Audio
neu·ro·phar·ma·col·o·gy [ noo r-oh-fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee, nyoo r- ]
Subclass of:
Neuroscience discipline; Pharmacology
Definitions related to neuropharmacology:
  • A branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs on the nervous system.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Study of the origin, nature, properties, and actions of drugs and their effects on the nervous system; use this term mainly for intended, desired effects; for harmful or undesired effects, see NEUROTOXICOLOGY.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The branch of pharmacology dealing especially with the action of drugs upon various parts of the nervous system.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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