pharmacology
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++phar·ma·col·o·gy /ˌfɑːməˈkɒlədʒi $ ˌfɑːrməˈkɑː-/ noun [uncountable] MDthe scientific study of drugs and medicines 药理学，药物学 —pharmacologist noun [countable] —pharmacological /ˌfɑːməkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ ˌfɑːrməkəˈlɑː-/ adjective
Examples from the Corpus
pharmacology• As a specialist in pathology, physiology and pharmacology, Mrs Coll received many teaching awards.• Attractive subject combinations with psychology are pharmacology, physiology and behavioural neuroscience.• Some of them modify mental as well as bodily functions and have effects beyond the repertoire of conventional laboratory experiments in pharmacology.• From 1920 to 1926 he held the chair of pharmacology at University College London.• Can we understand it simply in terms of the availability of the drug as a result of the development of pharmacology?• Clark made two key contributions to the development of pharmacology and hence medicine.• In December 1918 he was appointed professor of pharmacology at the University of Cape Town.• The pharmacology of clozapine has been closely scrutinized for some time because of the drug's atypical effects.phar·ma·col·o·gy nounChineseSyllable
the and Corpus medicines study scientific drugs of
pharmacology
phar‧ma‧col‧o‧gy /ˌfɑːməˈkɒlədʒi $ ˌfɑːrməˈkɑː-/
noun [uncountable]
the scientific study of drugs and medicines
—pharmacologist noun [countable]
—pharmacological /ˌfɑːməkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ ˌfɑːrməkəˈlɑː-/ adjective
phar‧ma‧col‧o‧gy /ˌfɑːməˈkɒlədʒi $ ˌfɑːrməˈkɑː-/
noun [uncountable]the scientific study of drugs and medicines
—pharmacologist noun [countable]
—pharmacological /ˌfɑːməkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ ˌfɑːrməkəˈlɑː-/ adjective