pharmacologically
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- adverb
- /ˌfɑːr.mə.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kli/
- Specialized
- Itching, however, is not necessarily caused by pharmacologically active mediators; itching in dry, cracked, and scaly skin is not associated with any known soluble mediators and may be caused by mechanical or osmotic mechanisms.
- pharmacologically active
Examples
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Moving forward, when a significant pharmacologically induced bradyarrhythmia occurs with a mechanism that is uncertain, regulators should consider requiring that additional mechanistic studies be initiated as a requirement for continuing marketing of the drug.
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A review of the literature illustrates a variety of effects produced by pharmacologically inert substances that simulate medication (placebos).
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This is reflected pharmacologically by relatively few systemic side effects.
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The possibility is raised that an interrogator might exploit the "placebo phenomenon" with a susceptible subject instead of employing a pharmacologically active drug.
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They can do that genetically or pharmacologically by treating cells with either messenger RNA or small biomolecules to change the number of membrane proteins.
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The role of molecular mediators in the generation of itch in diseased skin is better defined because many of these agents have been not only recovered from inflamed itchy skin but have also been well characterized pharmacologically.
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These authors concluded that "the dominant conscious motive for drug use is not the seeking of 'kicks,' but the wish to produce, pharmacologically, a reduction in distress that the individual cannot achieve by his own psychic efforts" (Weider & Kaplan, p. 351).
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Efforts to pharmacologically intensify blockade of the renin-angiotensin system with higher doses of single drugs or with the use of dual inhibitors that interfere with the system at multiple sites have not yielded important incremental clinical benefits but have been associated with serious adverse reactions.
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Researchers often explore how substances can be used pharmacologically to treat various conditions.
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The drug was tested pharmacologically to determine its effects on pain relief.
Synonyms
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In a way that shows how a drug affects the body
Surface Forms
Morphology
pharmacologically = pharmacological (semi-transparent) = pharmac + log + ical + ly
The adverbial form 'pharmacologically' is directly derived from the adjective 'pharmacological'.
Etymology
The word pharmacologically comes from the Greek word pharmakon, meaning 'drug' or 'medicine', together with -logy meaning 'study', and you can see the same root in pharmacy. So, to act pharmacologically is to act 'in a way that relates to drugs or medicine'.