neuropharmacology

neuropharmacology
noun Date: 1950 1. a branch of medical science dealing with the action of drugs on and in the nervous system 2. the properties and reactions of a drug on and in the nervous system • neuropharmacological also neuropharmacologic adjectiveneuropharmacologist noun

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  • neuropharmacology — neuropharmacologic /noor oh fahr meuh keuh loj ik, nyoor /, neuropharmacological, adj. neuropharmacologically, adv. neuropharmacologist, n. /noor oh fahr meuh kol euh jee, nyoor /, n. Pharm. the branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects… …   Universalium

  • neuropharmacology — noun A science concerned with drug induced changes in the functioning of cells in the nervous system …   Wiktionary

  • neuropharmacology — neu·ro·pharmacology …   English syllables

  • neuropharmacology — neu•ro•phar•ma•col•o•gy [[t]ˌnʊər oʊˌfɑr məˈkɒl ə dʒi, ˌnyʊər [/t]] n. med pha the branch of pharmacology concerned with the nervous system • Etymology: 1945–50 neu ro•phar ma•co•log′ic kəˈlɒdʒ ɪk neu ro•phar ma•co•log′i•cal,adj. neu ro•phar… …   From formal English to slang

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  • Pharmacology — A variety of topics involved with pharmacology, including neuropharmacology, renal pharmacology, human metabolism, intracellular metabolism, and intracellular regulation. Pharmacology (from Greek φάρμακον, pha …   Wikipedia

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