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pharmacological

pharmacological

5 7.2
Relating to medicines and how they affect the body
  • adjective
  • /ˌfɑːr.mə.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : farmacológico
  • Doctors often rely on pharmacological therapies to manage chronic pain in patients.
  • pharmacological treatment
  • pharmacological intervention
  • pharmacological therapy

So there is the pharmacological element of brain soothing.

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Examples

  • Studies showing that psychosocial treatments are helpful broke new ground, moving research beyond its primarily pharmacological basis.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Some kids can benefit from pharmacological assistance, some likely don't.

  • But obviously there are pharmacological interventions too.

  • But he obviously had greater confidence in my nursing and pharmacological skills than I had in myself.

    Academic text (1996)
  • So there is the pharmacological element of brain soothing.

  • The evidence shows that pharmacological therapies are less successful without behavioral support.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Managing pain is a complex mixture of both pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Treatment of insomnia involves teaching good sleep hygiene and the use of selected pharmacological interventions.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The two most common approaches for treating SIB are behavioral and pharmacological.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In individuals with long-term conditions, options may include psychological therapies, pharmacological therapies, or a combined approach.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

pharmacologic
vspharmacological
  • Specialized
1 7.1

Relating to how medicines act in the body

is the same meaning but is the longer adjective form used more in general texts

How Medicinal

pharmacological
  • Specialized
5 7.2
therapeutic
87 5.2
medicinal
50 4.0

Surface Forms

pharmacological positive

Morphology

pharmacological = pharmacology (transparent) = pharmac + ology + ical

The adjective is formed regularly from the technical noun 'pharmacology' with the suffix '-ical'.

Etymology

The word pharmacological comes from the Greek root pharmakon meaning 'drug' and the ending -logy meaning 'study', the same root you see in pharmacy and pharmacist. So, pharmacological is about the study and effects of drugs on the body.