neuropharmacology

noun

neu·​ro·​phar·​ma·​col·​o·​gy ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfär-mə-ˈkä-lə-jē 

ˌnyu̇r-

1

: a branch of medical science dealing with the action of drugs on and in the nervous system

2

: the properties and reactions of a drug on and in the nervous system

neuropharmacological

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfär-mə-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

ˌnyu̇r-

adjective

or less commonly neuropharmacologic

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfär-mə-kə-ˈlä-jik 

ˌnyu̇r-

neuropharmacologist

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfär-mə-ˈkä-lə-jist 

ˌnyu̇r-

noun

Examples of neuropharmacology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The receptor has proven crucial to understanding the neuropharmacology of the psychedelic experience induced by classical hallucinogens. —Wired, 28 July 2022

The son of Sudanese immigrants living in San Diego, Jok’s father has said his son had an eye on medical school and wanted to study neuropharmacology. —City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2022

This included three crash reconstruction specialists and a doctor of neuropharmacology who challenged the conclusions reached by a government toxicologist. —Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for neuropharmacology

• anesthesiology
• epidemiology
• ethnomethodology
• ethnomusicology
• gastroenterology
• immunobiology
• immunopathology
• neurophysiology
• neuroradiology
• otolaryngology
• paleobiology
• paleoecology

Medical Definition

neuropharmacology

noun

neu·​ro·​phar·​ma·​col·​o·​gy ˈn(y)u̇r-ō-ˌfär-mə-ˈkäl-ə-jē 

plural neuropharmacologies

1

: a branch of medical science dealing with the action of drugs on and in the nervous system

2

: the properties and reactions of a drug on and in the nervous system

the neuropharmacology of lithium

neuropharmacological

-kə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

adjective

also neuropharmacologic

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