neuropharmacology

noun neu·ro·phar·ma·col·o·gy \ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfär-mə-ˈkä-lə-jē, ˌnyu̇r-\

Definition of NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

: a branch of medical science dealing with the action of drugs on and in the nervous system

: the properties and reactions of a drug on and in the nervous system

— neu·ro·phar·ma·co·log·i·cal \-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ also neu·ro·phar·ma·co·log·ic \-jik\ adjective

— neu·ro·phar·ma·col·o·gist \-ˈkä-lə-jist\ noun

1950

Medical Dictionary

noun neu·ro·phar·ma·col·o·gy \ˈn(y)u̇r-ō-ˌfär-mə-ˈkäl-ə-jē\

plural neu·ro·phar·ma·col·o·gies

: a branch of medical science dealing with the action of drugs on and in the nervous system

: the properties and reactions of a drug on and in the nervous system <the neuropharmacology of lithium>

—neu·ro·phar·ma·co·log·i·cal \-kə-ˈläj-i-kəl\ also neu·ro·phar·ma·co·log·ic \-ik\ adjective

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