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📚 A journal abbreviation 💊 Drug science 🔤 Drug-related prefix
pharmacol

pharmacol

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A word part that means relating to drugs and appears in medical words
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translation icon : farmacológico
  • The prefix pharmacol- is used in words like pharmacology and pharmacokinetics.

Examples

  • In medical terminology, pharmacol- often appears in compound words related to drug action.

  • Students learned that pharmacol- means something connected to drugs or medicines.

  • The pharmacol industry is constantly evolving.

  • Researchers are studying pharmacol effects on patients.

  • The prefix pharmacol- is commonly found in terms like pharmacology that relate to the study of drugs.

  • In scientific literature, the term pharmacol- signifies a focus on drug-related topics.

  • Students learned that pharmacol- indicates a connection to pharmaceuticals and their effects.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Pharmacol- is a word part from the Greek pharmakon meaning 'drug' and appears in terms like pharmacology and pharmacokinetics. So pharmacol- means 'relating to drugs' when it is used in medical or scientific words.