pharmacology /phar·ma·col·o·gy/ (-kol´ah-je) the science that deals with the origin, nature, chemistry, effects, and uses of drugs; it includes pharmacognosy, pharmocokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics, and toxicology.
pharmacology (phar)
pharmacology [fahr″mah-kol´o-je]
pharmacology (fär´m
kol´jē),
pharmacology
phar·ma·col·o·gy (fär m -k l -j )n. 1. The science of drugs, including their composition, uses, and effects. 2. The characteristics or properties of a drug, especially those that make it medically effective. phar ma·co·logic (-k-lj k) adj. |
pharmacology (phar)
[-kol′əjē]
Etymology: Gk, pharmakon + logos, science
the study of the preparation, properties, uses, and actions of drugs.
pharmacology [fahr″mah-kol´o-je]
the science that deals with the origin, nature, chemistry, effects, and uses of drugs; it includes pharmacognosy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics, and toxicology. adj., adj pharmacolog´ic.
pharmacology (fär´m
kol´jē),n the total science of drugs, including their use in therapeutics.
pharmacology
the science that deals with the origin, nature, chemistry, effects and uses of drugs; it includes pharmacognosy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics and toxicology.
pharmacology
The study of the science and clinical application of medications; the study of drugs, their sources, their nature and properties. See Clinical pharmacology, Cosmetic pharmacology, Recombinant pharmacology.
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