Meaning | The science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects. |
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Synonyms | pharmacology, pharmacological medicine |
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Category of | adjuvant | enhancing the action of a medical treatment |
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decoction | (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling |
formulary, pharmacopeia | (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas / formulas and methods of preparation |
tincture | (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution |
transdermal, transdermic, percutaneous, transcutaneous | Through the unbroken skin |
Narrower | pharmacokinetics | The study of the action of drugs in the body |
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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 |
Broader | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
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Spanish | farmacología |
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Catalan | farmacologia |
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