Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z pharmacoinvasive invasive by a pharmaceutical medication pharmacokinetic Of or relating to pharmacokinetics. pharmacokinetically In pharmacokinetic terms. pharmacokineticist A specialist in pharmacokinetics pharmacokinetics A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body. pharmacolite A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen. pharmacologic Relating to pharmacology pharmacological Of or having to do with pharmacology. pharmacologically In a pharmacological manner; with regard to pharmacology. pharmacologist A student of pharmacology; one versed in the science of pharmacology. pharmacology The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology. pharmacomanagement The management of the prescription and use of pharmaceutical drugs pharmacomania An obsession with, or addiction to, taking drugs pharmacomechanical pharmacological and mechanical pharmacometabolomic Relating to pharmacometabolomics. pharmacometabolomics The direct measurement of metabolites in an individual's bodily fluids, in order to predict or evaluate the metabolism of pharmaceutical compounds. pharmacometabonomics A branch of metabonomics concerned with the metabolism of drugs pharmacometer A vessel or instrument for measuring the potency of drugs. pharmacometric Relating to pharmacometrics pharmacometrician An expert at pharmacometrics. pharmacometrics The quantitative analysis of the interaction between drugs and patients pharmacomicrobiomics The study of the effects of drugs on microbiomes pharmacomimetic A pharmaceutical mimetic pharmacomodulation The modification of existing pharmaceuticals by replacing substituents etc pharmacon A medicine or drug. pharmaconomist An expert in pharmaceuticals pharmaconutrient Both a pharmaceutical and a nutrient pharmaconutrition The feeding of pharmaconutrients pharmacopathogenic Relating to the pathogenic effects of medicines and related compounds pharmacopathological Relating to pharmacopathology. pharmacopathology The pathology of pharmaceutical action pharmacopeial Of or pertaining to pharmacopeia. pharmacopeist One who maintains, researches or studies pharmacopeia. pharmacoperone A pharmacological chaperone (protein) that is used for drug delivery pharmacophagous Exhibiting or relating to pharmacophagy. pharmacophagy The consumption of plants etc. to acquire beneficial chemicals, rather than for nutrition. pharmacophenotype A pharmacological phenotype pharmacophilia A morbid addiction to drugs; pharmacomania. pharmacophobia The irrational fear or avoidance of a medicine, or of medicines in general. pharmacophore The molecular framework responsible for a drug's biological activity pharmacophoric Of or pertaining to a pharmacophore. pharmacophorically In a pharmacophoric manner pharmacophorous Relating to pharmacophores pharmacophylogenomic Related to pharmacophylogenomics pharmacophylogenomics The application of phylogenomics to the study of pharmaceuticals. pharmacophysiological Relating to pharmacophysiology pharmacophysiology pharmaceutical physiology pharmacopoeia A text describing medicines and pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation. pharmacopoeial Of or pertaining to pharmacopoeia. pharmacopoeian Synonym of pharmacopoeial. pharmacopoeic Of or pertaining to pharmacopoeia. pharmacopoeist An expert in the pharmacopoeia; a pharmacologist. pharmacopole Synonym of quack: a peddler of fraudulent medicines and cures. pharmacopolist Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, an apothecary. pharmacoprophylactic Relating to pharmacoprophylaxis. pharmacoprophylaxis Pharmaceutical prophylaxis. pharmacoprotective Describing a drug that confers protection against a disease or condition pharmacoproteomic relating to pharmacoproteomics pharmacoproteomics The use of proteomic techniques in the development of pharmaceuticals pharmacopsychiatric Relating to pharmacopsychiatry. pharmacopsychiatrist A practitioner of pharmacopsychiatry. pharmacopsychiatry The branch of psychiatry concerned with the ingestion of drugs pharmacopsychosis A drug addiction. pharmacopuncture Acupuncture as a means of delivering pharmaceuticals. pharmacoresistance The condition of being pharmacoresistant pharmacoresistant resistant to pharmaceutical drugs pharmacoresponse Response to pharmacotherapy. pharmacosedation sedation by means of a pharmaceutical drug pharmacosensitive sensitive to the presence of pharmaceutical drugs pharmacosiderite A hydrated basic ferric arsenate, consisting of the elements arsenic, iron, hydrogen, potassium, sodium and oxygen. pharmacostimulation stimulation (typically of a lost function) by means of a pharmaceutical pharmacotechnical pharmaceutical and technical pharmacoterrorism The commission of terrorist acts while under the influence of psychoactive substances. pharmacotherapeutic Of or pertaining to pharmacotherapy. pharmacotherapeutically In terms of or by means of pharmacotherapeutics. pharmacotherapeutics The use of pharmacotherapy. pharmacotherapist One who works in the field of pharmacotherapy. pharmacotherapy The use of pharmaceuticals to treat disease pharmacotoxicity The quality of being pharmacotoxic. pharmacotoxicological Relating to pharmacotoxicology pharmacotoxicology The toxicology of pharmaceuticals pharmacovariant The variant form of a drug pharmacovigilance The detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects of medicines. pharmacovigilant Exhibiting pharmacovigilance. pharmacracy rule by doctors or medicine pharmacratic Of or relating to pharmacracy. pharmacy A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed. pharmafood A food supposed to have health benefits; a nutraceutical. Pharmageddon A dystopian scenario wherein medicine and the pharmaceuticals industry have a net detrimental effect on human health and medical progress does more harm than good. pharmahuasca A synthetic pharmaceutical version of ayahuasca. pharmakos In Ancient Greek religion, the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat. pharmer One who engages in pharming (fraudulent redirection of Internet traffic). pharmic Of or relating to pharmacy, especially as a subject of study. pharming The use of genetic engineering to alter an animal or plant in order to make it produce a pharmaceutical or similar product. pharmorubicin Synonym of epirubicin. Pharmouthi The eighth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the fourth and last month of the season of Peret. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Pharmouthi has been in roughly April. pharo A pharos; a lighthouse. pharoah A surname. pharological Relating to pharology. pharologist One who studies lighthouses. pharology The study of lighthouses or other forms of light-signalling. pharos An ancient lighthouse or beacon to guide sailors. Pharr A surname. Pharrell A male given name originating as a coinage, of African American usage. Pharsalia An epic poem by the Roman poet Lucan describing Caesar's Civil War. Pharsalian From, or pertaining to, the region of Pharsalia or its people. Pharsalus An ancient city in Phthiotis in the modern Fthiotida prefecture, Greece pharyngalgia Pain in the pharynx. pharyngeal Of or pertaining to the pharynx. pharyngealization The act or process of pharyngealizing. pharyngealize to constrict the pharynx while articulating another sound. pharyngealized Produced by pharyngealization pharyngeally Via the pharynx pharyngectomy Removal of the pharynx (typically in the case of cancer) pharyngic pharyngeal pharyngismus spasm of the pharynx pharyngitic Of or relating to pharyngitis. pharyngitis Inflammation of the pharynx. pharyngobasilar pharyngeal and basilar pharyngobranchial Of or relating to the pharynx and the branchiae; applied especially to the dorsal elements in the branchial arches of fishes. pharyngocele A hernia of the pharynx. pharyngoconjunctival Involving pharyngitis and conjunctivitis; applied to a form of adenovirus infection. pharyngocutaneous Relating to the pharynx and the skin pharyngodonid Any nematode of the family Pharyngodonidae pharyngodynia Pain in the pharynx. pharyngoepiglottic Relating to the pharynx and epiglottis. pharyngoesophageal Relating to the pharynx and the esophagus pharyngoesophagectomy A surgical procedure in which part or all of the pharynx and esophagus are removed, usually to treat advanced cancers in those areas. pharyngoesophagoscope An esophagoscope that may also be used to examine the pharynx pharyngoesophagoscopy an endoscopic procedure in which a flexible or rigid scope is used to visualize the pharynx and esophagus, allowing a clinician to directly examine the lining of these structures to identify or assess conditions such as inflammation, tumors, strictures, or sources of swallowing difficulty or bleeding. pharyngogastric Relating to the pharynx and stomach. pharyngoglossal Relating to the pharynx and tongue. pharyngoglottal Relating to the pharynx and glottis. pharyngognathous Characteristic of fish of the order Pharyngognathi. pharyngography The scientific description of the pharynx. pharyngohypophyseal Relating to the pharynx and the pituitary gland. pharyngointestinal Relating to the pharynx and the intestines pharyngojejunal relating to, or connecting the pharynx and the jejunum pharyngolaryngeal Relating to both the pharynx and the larynx. pharyngolaryngectomy A surgical procedure in which the pharynx and the larynx are partially or completely removed, usually to treat advanced cancers of the throat region. pharyngolaryngitis Inflammation of the pharynx and larynx. pharyngological Relating to pharyngology. pharyngologist A student of pharyngology; one versed in the science of pharyngology. pharyngology The science that studies the pharynx and treatment of its diseases. pharyngomalacia A condition of the lungs in which the pharyngeal wall collapses during breathing pharyngomaxillary Relating to the pharynx and maxilla. pharyngometer A device used in pharyngometry. pharyngometry The acoustic measurement of the pharynx in order to diagnose sleep apnea pharyngomycosis Any fungal disease of the pharynx. pharyngonasal Relating to the pharynx and nose.