pharmacological

Variant of pharmacology

pharmacology definition

phar·ma·col·ogy (fär′mə käl′ə jē)

noun

  1. the study of the preparation, qualities, and uses of drugs
  2. the science dealing with the effect of drugs on living organisms

Etymology: ModL pharmacologia: see pharmaco- & -logy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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