neuropharmacology

noun

neu·​ro·​phar·​ma·​col·​o·​gy ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfär-mə-ˈkä-lə-jē How to pronounce neuropharmacology (audio)
ˌnyu̇r-
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 adjective
or less commonly neuropharmacologic
neuropharmacologist noun

Examples of neuropharmacology in a Sentence

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A few years ago, Wallach was conducting experiments and coauthoring articles for relatively esoteric journals of neuropharmacology. Wired, 28 July 2022 The receptor has proven crucial to understanding the neuropharmacology of the psychedelic experience induced by classical hallucinogens. Wired, 28 July 2022 The son of Sudanese immigrants living in San Diego, Jok’s father has said his son had an eye on medical school and wanted to study neuropharmacology. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2022 The team was led by Manoj Doss, a postdoctoral researcher in neuropharmacology at Johns Hopkins University working under the guidance of the veteran psychedelic scientist Roland Griffiths. Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 14 Oct. 2020 This included three crash reconstruction specialists and a doctor of neuropharmacology who challenged the conclusions reached by a government toxicologist. Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of neuropharmacology was in 1949

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“Neuropharmacology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neuropharmacology. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

neuropharmacology

noun
neu·​ro·​phar·​ma·​col·​o·​gy ˈn(y)u̇r-ō-ˌfär-mə-ˈkäl-ə-jē How to pronounce neuropharmacology (audio)
plural neuropharmacologies
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
the neuropharmacology of lithium
neuropharmacological adjective
also neuropharmacologic
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