pharmacodynamics

noun

The branch of pharmacology that studies the effects and modes of action of drugs upon the body.

OriginEnglish dynamics ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós) →
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Meanings

nounpharmacodynamics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe branch of pharmacology that studies the effects and modes of action of drugs upon the body.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)
  2. Englishpharmaco-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  5. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  6. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  7. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  8. Frenchdynamique
  9. Englishdynamic
  10. Englishdynamics
  11. Englishpharmacodynamics

From pharmaco- + dynamics.

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Translations

Chinese 藥效動力學 /药效动力学, 药效动力学
  • 藥效動力學 /药效动力学 (yàoxiào dònglìxué)branch of pharmacology
  • 药效动力学 (yàoxiào dònglìxué)branch of pharmacology
Dutch farmacodynamiek, farmacodynamie
  • farmacodynamiekbranch of pharmacology
  • farmacodynamiebranch of pharmacology
Finnish farmakodynamiikka
  • farmakodynamiikkabranch of pharmacology
French pharmacodynamique, pharmacodynamie
  • pharmacodynamiquebranch of pharmacology
  • pharmacodynamiebranch of pharmacology
German Pharmakodynamik
  • Pharmakodynamikbranch of pharmacology
Hungarian farmakodinamika
  • farmakodinamikabranch of pharmacology
Italian farmacodinamica, farmacodinamia
  • farmacodinamicabranch of pharmacology
  • farmacodinamiabranch of pharmacology
Portuguese farmacodinâmica
  • farmacodinâmicabranch of pharmacology
Romanian farmacodinamică, farmacodinamie
  • farmacodinamicăbranch of pharmacology
  • farmacodinamiebranch of pharmacology
Spanish farmacodinámica, farmacodinamia
  • farmacodinámicabranch of pharmacology
  • farmacodinamiabranch of pharmacology
Swedish farmakodynamik
  • farmakodynamikbranch of pharmacology
Vietnamese dược lực học
  • dược lực họcbranch of pharmacology
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Chicago

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