pharmacodynamically
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- adverb
- /ˌfɑːrməkoʊdaɪˈnæmɪkli/
- Specialized
- The drug acts pharmacodynamically to relieve pain.
Examples
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The two drugs are pharmacodynamically equivalent, meaning they have similar effects on the body.
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Researchers compared the medications pharmacodynamically to determine which was more effective.
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Although chemically different, the treatments act pharmacodynamically in a similar way.
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How does this medication work pharmacodynamically?
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The researchers studied how the drug works pharmacodynamically to improve treatment outcomes.
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It is essential to understand pharmacodynamically what happens to a medication after it is administered.
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The team assessed how the new drug acts pharmacodynamically in different populations.
Synonyms
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In a way that is about medicines and how they affect the body
Surface Forms
Morphology
pharmacodynamically = pharmacodynamic (semi-transparent) = pharmaco + dynamic + ally
Forming an adverb from the adjective 'pharmacodynamic' using a regular adverbial suffix (-ally) is a transparent derivation.
Etymology
Pharmacodynamically starts with pharmaco-, from a word meaning 'drug', and uses dynamic, meaning 'power' or 'force', just like pharmacy and the word dynamic. So, pharmacodynamically describes how a drug 'acts' or what effect it has in the body.