Meaning & use
pharmacological
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Relating to the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drugs and their effects.
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The researchers studied the pharmacological effects of the new compound on blood pressure.
Doctors weighed pharmacological treatment against lifestyle changes for managing the condition.
A note on using this word
Often paired with words like 'intervention,' 'effect,' or 'treatment' in medical writing to distinguish drug-based approaches from other kinds of therapy.
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