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Pharmacology vs Toxinology - What's the difference?

pharmacology | toxinology |

As nouns the difference between pharmacology and toxinology

is that pharmacology is (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 while toxinology is the study of the chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of toxins.

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

    toxinology

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia toxinology) (-)
  • The study of the chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of toxins