| Title | pharmacodynamics |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary phar·ma·co·dy·nam·ics \\ˌfär-mə-kō-dī-ˈna-miks, -də-\\ noun plural but singular in construction DATE circa 1842 : a branch of pharmacology dealing with the reactions between drugs and living systems • phar·ma·co·dy·nam·ic \\-mik\\ adjective • phar·ma·co·dy·nam·i·cal·ly \\-mi-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged phar·ma·co·dynamics \“+\ noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: pharmaco- + Greek dynamis power (from dynasthai to be able) + English -ics : a branch of pharmacology dealing with the reactions between drugs and living structures; specifically : the experimental study of the action and fate of drugs in the animal organism < the pharmacodynamics of magnesium sulfate > < the pharmacodynamics of streptomycin in man > |
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