Pharmacological
adjective
Relating to the study of how drugs work in the body.
The doctor considered the pharmacological effects before prescribing the medication.
Often appears as...
- pharmacological effects
- pharmacological studies
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Relating to the study of how drugs work in the body.
The doctor considered the pharmacological effects before prescribing the medication.
Often appears as...
- pharmacological effects
- pharmacological studies
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used when discussing drug functions and their effects on health.
He's researching the pharmacological properties of new heart medicine.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
Common in scientific, health care, and academic discussions, not day-to-day language.
Pharmacological knowledge is essential for pharmacists.
Pro Tip 3/3Drug Interactions
Refers to how different drugs may affect each other when taken together.
Her pharmacological expertise helped prevent adverse drug interactions.
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curativehealmedicinalremedialtherapeutic
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Video examples
Steve Ramirez and Xu...
So what do you think, Xu? Could we use, let's say, pharmacological drugs to activate or inactivate brain cells? Nah. Drugs are pretty messy. They spread everywhere. And also it takes them forever to act on cells. So it will not allow us to control a memory in real time.
Video examples
Would You Risk Venomous...
of testing various Venom's from various insects I'm doing biochemical and pharmacological tests on them on the medical level we can use insect venom for helping our own welfare and say
Video examples
Steve Ramirez and Xu...
So what do you think, Xu? Could we use, let's say, pharmacological drugs to activate or inactivate brain cells? Nah. Drugs are pretty messy. They spread everywhere. And also it takes them forever to act on cells. So it will not allow us to control a memory in real time.
Video examples
Would You Risk Venomous...
of testing various Venom's from various insects I'm doing biochemical and pharmacological tests on them on the medical level we can use insect venom for helping our own welfare and say
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Quote examples
Ryoji Noyori
Japanese Scientist
Chiral receptor sites in the human body interact only with drug molecules having the proper absolute configuration, resulting in marked differences in the pharmacological activities of enantiomers.
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James Black
Scottish Scientist
I did help to set up an undergraduate course in medicinal chemistry and made progress in modelling and analysing pharmacological activity at the tissue level, my new passion.
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James Black
Scottish Scientist
All I ever promised was that I was sure I could develop a new pharmacological agent which might answer a physiological question. Any utility would be implicit in that answer.
Quote examples
Ryoji Noyori
Japanese Scientist
Chiral receptor sites in the human body interact only with drug molecules having the proper absolute configuration, resulting in marked differences in the pharmacological activities of enantiomers.
Quote examples
James Black
Scottish Scientist
I did help to set up an undergraduate course in medicinal chemistry and made progress in modelling and analysing pharmacological activity at the tissue level, my new passion.
Quote examples
James Black
Scottish Scientist
All I ever promised was that I was sure I could develop a new pharmacological agent which might answer a physiological question. Any utility would be implicit in that answer.
Example 1 of 3
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