pharmacodynamics

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noun

phar·​ma·​co·​dy·​nam·​ics ˌfär-mə-kō-dī-ˈna-miks 

-də-

plural in form but singular in construction

: a branch of pharmacology dealing with the reactions between drugs and living systems

pharmacodynamic

ˌfär-mə-kō-dī-ˈna-mik 

-də-

adjective

pharmacodynamically

ˌfär-mə-kō-dī-ˈna-mi-k(ə-)lē 

-də-

adverb

pharmacodynamic

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adjective

phar·​ma·​co·​dynamic

: of, relating to, or used in pharmacodynamics

responses of the autonomic nervous system to various pharmacodynamic substances

—Psychosomatic Medicine

pharmacodynamically

"+ 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

pharmacodynamics

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pharmacodynamics

• electrodynamics
• aerodynamics
• chromodynamics
• geodynamics
• hemodynamics
• hydrodynamics
• psychodynamics
• thermodynamics
• ceramics
• dynamics
• hammocks
• magnetohydrodynamics

Medical Definition

pharmacodynamics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction

phar·​ma·​co·​dy·​nam·​ics ˌfär-mə-kō-dī-ˈnam-iks, -də- 

: a branch of pharmacology dealing with the reactions between drugs and living systems

pharmacodynamic

-ik 

adjective

pharmacodynamically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb