Occupation or Discipline
pharmacology Audio
phar·ma·col·o·gy [ fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee ]
Subclass of:
Biological Science Disciplines; Health Occupations
Etymology:
Greek pharmakon = a medicine or drug + logos = a study or science
Definitions related to pharmacology:
  • Biological effects of drugs in living organisms or tissues; use this term mainly for intended, desired effects; for harmful or undesired effects, see DRUG ADVERSE EFFECT or TOXICOLOGY.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The study of pharmacologic agents. This includes the preparation, compounding, and dispensing of drugs, as well as the characteristics and properties of drugs, their effects on the body, and how they are metabolized and eliminated from the body.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The study of the origin, chemistry, and uses of drugs and their effects on the body.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The study of the origin, nature, properties, and actions of drugs and their effects on living organisms.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Pharmacology, branch of medicine that deals with the interaction of drugs with the systems and processes of living animals, in particular, the mechanisms of drug action as well as the therapeutic and other uses of the drug. The first Western pharmacological treatise, a listing of herbal plants used...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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