neuropharmacology

noun

A science concerned with drug-induced changes in the functioning of cells in the nervous system.

OriginEnglish pharmacology ← Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ →
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Meanings

nounneuropharmacology (countable and uncountable, plural neuropharmacologies)

plural neuropharmacologies

  1. countableuncountableA science concerned with drug-induced changes in the functioning of cells in the nervous system.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Englishpharmacology
  7. Englishneuropharmacology

From neuro- + pharmacology.

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APA

neuropharmacology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuropharmacology

MLA

“neuropharmacology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuropharmacology. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuropharmacology,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuropharmacology.

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