psychopharmacology

psychopharmacology definition - medical

psy·cho·phar·ma·col·o·gy (sīˌkō-färˌmə-kŏlˈə-jē)

noun
The branch of pharmacology dealing with the study of the actions and the effects of psychoactive drugs.

Related Forms:

  • psyˌcho·pharˌma·co·logˈic (-kə-lŏjˈĭk), psyˌcho·pharˌma·co·logˈi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adjective

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