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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfarmacología
Pronunciation / Transliteration: farma-ko-lo-hia
"La farmacología ayuda a desarrollar nuevos tratamientos médicos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs.
"She is pursuing a degree in pharmacology to understand how new medicines interact with human cells."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'pharmakon' (meaning drug or poison) and 'logia' (meaning study of), entering modern European languages in the 19th century. The term evolved to describe the comprehensive scientific discipline dedicated to understanding how chemical substances interact with living systems.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Pharmacology"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Pharmacology" is said worldwide
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pharmacologie
Transliteration: farma-ko-lo-zhi
"Il étudie la pharmacologie à l'université."
Pharmakologie
Transliteration: farma-ko-lo-gi
"Die Pharmakologie ist ein wichtiger Teil der medizinischen Ausbildung."
farmacologia
Transliteration: farma-ko-lo-jia
"Il professore di farmacologia ha spiegato gli effetti collaterali del farmaco."
farmacología
Transliteration: farma-ko-lo-hia
"La farmacología ayuda a desarrollar nuevos tratamientos médicos."
farmacologia
Transliteration: farma-ko-lo-gia
"Ele é especialista em farmacologia clínica."
औषधि विज्ञान
Transliteration: aushadhi vigyan
"वह विश्वविद्यालय में औषधि विज्ञान का अध्ययन कर रहा है।"
药理学
Transliteration: yào lǐ xué
"药理学是医学的重要组成部分。"
약리학
Transliteration: yak-ri-hak
"그는 대학에서 약리학을 전공하고 있다."
薬理学
Transliteration: yaku-ri-gaku
"彼女は薬理学の研究室で働いています。"
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