PHARMACOLOGY


Meaning of PHARMACOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfär-mə-ˈkä-lə-jē ]

noun

Date: circa 1721

1. : the science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology

2. : the properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their therapeutic value

• phar·ma·co·log·i·cal -kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl also phar·ma·co·log·ic -jik adjective

• phar·ma·co·log·i·cal·ly -ji-k(ə-)lē adverb

• phar·ma·col·o·gist -ˈkä-lə-jist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.