pharmacodynamics

[ fahr-muh-koh-dahy-nam-iks ]
/ ˌfɑr mə koʊ daɪˈnæm ɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.

Origin of pharmacodynamics

First recorded in 1835–45; pharmaco- + dynamics

OTHER WORDS FROM pharmacodynamics

phar·ma·co·dy·nam·ic, phar·ma·co·dy·nam·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby pharmacodynamics

pharmaceutical, pharmaceutics, pharmacist, pharmaco-, pharmacodiagnosis, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics, pharmacognosy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacol.

British Dictionary definitions for pharmacodynamics

pharmacodynamics
/ (ˌfɑːməkəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of pharmacology concerned with the action of drugs on the physiology or pathology of the body

Derived forms of pharmacodynamics

pharmacodynamic, adjective

Medical definitions for pharmacodynamics

pharmacodynamics
[ fär′mə-kō′dī-năm′ĭks ]

n.

The study of the action or effects of drugs on living organisms.

Other words from pharmacodynamics

phar′ma•co′dy•nam′ic adj.