pharmacology
noun
phar·ma·col·o·gy
ˌfär-mə-ˈkä-lə-jē 
1
: the science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology
2
: the properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their therapeutic value
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
As a result, pain education is often fragmented or squeezed into pharmacology or palliative care modules, if it’s included at all.
—Hany Demian, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Whitaker is a pharmacology student, per the outlets.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 24 June 2025
Around the same time, Stephen Waxman, a professor of neurology, neuroscience, and pharmacology at Yale’s medical school, received a phone call about a neighborhood in Alabama where many people preferred to walk barefoot, or wore open-toed sandals and liked stepping in cold puddles.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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“Pharmacology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmacology. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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pharmacology
noun
phar·ma·col·o·gy
ˌfär-mə-ˈkäl-ə-jē
1
: the study of drugs, their composition, effects, and use in medicine
2
: the properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their medical value
Medical Definition
pharmacology
noun
phar·ma·col·o·gy
ˌfär-mə-ˈkäl-ə-jē
plural pharmacologies
1
: the science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology
2
: the properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their therapeutic value
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