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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary phar·ma·col·o·gy \\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 Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 pharmacology pharma·col·ogy / 7fB:mE5kClEdVi; NAmE 7fB:rmE5kB:l- / noun[U] the scientific study of drugs and their use in medicine 药物学；药理学 • pharma·co·logic·al / 7fB:mEkE5lCdVikl; NAmE 7fB:rmEkE5lB:dV- / adj.: pharmacological research 药物学研究 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged phar·ma·col·o·gy \-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 |
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