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Definition of: pharmacology
(fär′mə·kol′ə·jē) noun
The science of the action of medicines, their nature, preparation, administration, and effects: includes materia medica and therapeutics.
—phar′ma·co·log′ic (-kə·loj′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
—phar′ma·co·log′i·cal·ly adverb
—phar′ma·col′o·gist noun
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