pharmacology

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects

Word Origin

pharmacology (n.)
1721, formed in Modern Latin (1680s) from pharmaco- + -logy. Related: Pharmacological.