Meanings
nounpsychopharmacology (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs.
Origin
- Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
- Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
- Englishpsycho-
- Ancient Greekφάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)
- Englishpharmaco-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishpharmacology
- Englishpsychopharmacology
From psycho- + pharmacology.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech psychofarmakologie
- psychofarmakologiebranch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs
German Psychopharmakologie
- Psychopharmakologiebranch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs
Greek ψυχοφαρμακολογία
- ψυχοφαρμακολογία (psychofarmakología)branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs
Italian psicofarmacologia
- psicofarmacologiabranch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs
Japanese 精神薬理学
- 精神薬理学 (seishin yakurigaku)branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs
Russian психофармаколо́гия
- психофармаколо́гия (psixofarmakológija)branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs
Cite this entry
APA
psychopharmacology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychopharmacology
MLA
“psychopharmacology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychopharmacology. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychopharmacology,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychopharmacology.
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