Meaning of PHARMACOLOGY
Pronunciation: | | `fârmu'kâlujee
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| Definition: | | [n] the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects |
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| Synonyms: | | materia medica, pharmacological medicine |
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| See Also: | | medical specialty, medicine, pharmacokinetics, posology, psychopharmacology, toxicology | |
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| Definition: | | Pharmacology "Pharmacology" was published in January 1999 by Fence Creek Publishing. This English language paperback edition was authored by Robert B. Raffa. This title is categorized in the Library of Congress as 'Pharmacology.' more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Phar`ma*col"o*gy\, n. [Gr. fa`rmakon drug + -logy:
cf. F. pharmacologie.]
1. Knowledge of drugs or medicines; the art of preparing
medicines.
2. A treatise on the art of preparing medicines.
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Medical Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Study of drugs and their effects. |
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Biology Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | The science that deals with the discovery, chemistry, composition, identification, biological/physiological effects, uses and manufacture of drugs. |
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