pharmacology

Noun
  1. The science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects (synset 106064423)
    associated with:
    • tincture - (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
    • formulary, pharmacopeia - (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation
    • decoction - (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
    • adjuvant - enhancing the action of a medical treatment
    • percutaneous, transcutaneous, transdermal, transdermic - through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches)
    is a type of: medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
    subtypes:
    • pharmacokinetics - the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion; duration of effect; etc.
    • posology - the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines
    • psychopharmacology - the study of drugs that affect the mind
    • toxicology - the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons
    same as: materia medica, pharmacological medicine

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