pharmacology
n. uncountablen. the scientific study of how drugs and medicines work in the body. It looks at how these chemicals are made and how they help treat illnesses.
n. the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. It encompasses the investigation of chemical properties, biological effects, and therapeutic uses of pharmaceutical substances.
She is studying pharmacology to become a researcher.
Advances in pharmacology have led to the development of more effective treatments for chronic heart disease.
The research team published a paper in a leading pharmacology journal detailing how the new compound interacts with specific cellular receptors to inhibit viral replication.
From pharmaco- + -logy.
Uncountable when referring to the field of study; occasionally countable when referring to the specific drug properties of a substance.