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pharmacology
noun
Definition
The branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs.
In a sentence
“Advances in pharmacology have led to the development of targeted therapies for previously untreatable conditions.”
Synonyms
drug sciencemedicine science
Common collocations
- clinical pharmacology
- pharmacological research
- pharmacology of a drug
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