neuropharmacology
[ noo r-oh-fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee, nyoo r- ]
/ ˌnʊər oʊˌfɑr məˈkɒl ə dʒi, ˌnyʊər- /
noun Pharmacology.
the branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs on the nervous system.
Origin of neuropharmacology
First recorded in 1945–50;
neuro- +
pharmacology
OTHER WORDS FROM neuropharmacology
neu·ro·phar·ma·co·log·ic [noo r-oh-fahr-muh-kuh-loj-ik, nyoo r-] /ˌnʊər oʊˌfɑr mə kəˈlɒdʒ ɪk, ˌnyʊər-/, neu·ro·phar·ma·co·log·i·cal, adjective neu·ro·phar·ma·co·log·i·cal·ly, adverb neu·ro·phar·ma·col·o·gist, nounWords nearby neuropharmacology
neuropathic joint,
neuropathogenesis,
neuropathology,
neuropathy,
neuropeptide,
neuropharmacology,
neurophysin,
neurophysiology,
neuropil,
neuroplasm,
neuroplasticity
Medical definitions for neuropharmacology
neuropharmacology
[ nur′ō-fär′mə-kŏl′ə-jē ]
n.
The study of the action of drugs on the nervous system.