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pharmacology

phar·ma·col·o·gy [ frmə kólləjee ] (plural phar·ma·col·o·gies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. study of drugs: the science or study of drugs, especially of the ways in which they react biologically at receptor sites in the body

2. drug's effects: the effects that a drug has when taken by somebody, especially as a medical treatment


phar·ma·co·log·i·cal [ frməkə lójjik'l ] adjective
phar·ma·co·log·i·cal·ly adverb
phar·ma·col·o·gist [ frmə kólləjist ] noun
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