pharmacology Definition
phar·ma·col·ogy (fär′mə käl′ə jē)
pharmacology Related Forms
phar′·ma·co·log′i·cal (--kə läj′i kəl) adjective or phar′·ma·co·log′ic
phar′·ma·co·log′i·cally adverb
phar′·ma·col′o·gist noun
pharmacology Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- agent: Similarly the Barry Reed Oncology Group focuses on the clinical pharmacology of anti-cancer agents.
- drug: An in-depth look at the pharmacology of drugs and the effect on the brain.
- analgesic: Clinical pharmacology of analgesics: a method of assaying analgesic effect.
Converse of object
- teach: She is a pharmacist by first degree but has been involved in teaching pharmacology to postgraduates and undergraduates for over 30 years.
- study: Philip Woodland - obtained a BSc with Honors having studied Pharmacology with Basic Medical Science.
- include: For many applications, including pharmacology, the two enantiomers need to be separated, which is not a simple process.
Adjective modifier
- pediatric: Derby is currently the only accredited center for training in pediatric clinical pharmacology within the UK.
- clinical: In recent years, fewer doctors are being trained in clinical pharmacology.
- molecular: In the final year, you focus on analytical science biotechnology medicinal chemistry molecular pharmacology.
- veterinary: Teaching The Department teaches Veterinary Biology to BVSc students during their first two years of their course, and also veterinary pharmacology.
- basic: A really interesting bit of basic pharmacology, which for most of us will be a bit academic.
- modern: Modern pharmacology does not ignore the therapeutic effects of plants.
Modifies a noun
- department: He returned to UCL as a member of the pharmacology department in 1979.
- study: Safety pharmacology studies form part of the package of studies carried out to assess these.
- knowledge: We examined whether students could learn basic pharmacology knowledge simply by listening to a CD with the songs.
- unit: The undergraduate students surveyed by email were second year students who had undertaken the pharmacology unit the previous session.
- section: He then became Senior Lecturer in Glasgow and was Head of the Pharmacology section for about 2 years.
- course: Yes for pharmacy places, and for some pharmacology courses, such as at UCL.
Noun used with modifier
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