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Webster 1913 Edition
Pharmacology
Pharˊma-col′o-gy
,Noun.
[Gr.
φάρμακον
drug + -logy
: cf. F. pharmacologie
.] 1.
The science dealing with knowledge of the preparation, use, and effects of drugs or medicines; the art of preparing medicines.
2.
A treatise on the art of preparing medicines.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pharmacology
PHARMACOL'OGY
,Noun.
1.
A treatise on the art of preparing medicines.Definition 2024
pharmacology
pharmacology
English
Noun
pharmacology (uncountable)
- (medicine) The science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.
- (medicine) The properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their therapeutic value.
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Translations
science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
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