-jē, -ji noun
also phar·ma·co·logia ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at pharmaco- +-lōj(ē)ə
( plural pharmacologies also pharmacologias )
Etymology: pharmacology from pharmaco- + -logy; pharmacologia New Latin, from pharmaco- + -logia
1. : the science of drugs including materia medica, toxicology, and therapeutics ; specifically : pharmacodynamics
2. : the materials of the science of pharmacology : the properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their therapeutic value