PHARMACOLOGY

pharmacology, pharmacological medicine, materia medica

(noun) the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

pharmacology (uncountable)

(medicine) The science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.

(medicine) The properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their therapeutic value.

Source: Wiktionary

Phar`ma*col"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. pharmacologie.]

1. Knowledge of drugs or medicines; the art of preparing medicines.

2. A treatise on the art of preparing medicines.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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