As nouns the difference between pharmacology and pharmacodynamics
is that pharmacology is the science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals, especially the science of the manufacture, use and effects of medicinal drugs while pharmacodynamics is the branch of pharmacology that studies the effects and modes of action of drugs upon the body.
pharmacology
Noun
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(medicine) The science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals, especially the science of the manufacture, use and effects of medicinal drugs.
The medicinal characteristics of a specific drug.
Derived terms
* pharmacologic
* pharmacological
* pharmacologically
* pharmacologist
Related terms
* pharmacy
pharmacodynamics
Noun
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(pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that studies the effects and modes of action of drugs upon the body.
Derived terms
* pharmacodynamic
Related terms
* pharmacokinetics