[phar.ma.col.o.gy] n (ca. 1721) 1: the science of drugs including materia medica, toxicology, and therapeutics
2: the properties and reactions of drugs esp. with relation to their therapeutic value -- phar.ma.co.log.i.cal also phar.ma.co.log.ic adj -- phar.ma.co.log.i.cal.ly adv -- phar.ma.col.o.gist n