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psychopharmacological

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to psychopharmacology, the interactions between pharmaceuticals and the brain

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to psychopharmacology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)der. English pharmaco- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English pharmacology English psychopharmacology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English psychopharmacological From psychopharmacology + -ical.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: psychofarmakologický — of or pertaining to psychopharmacology
  • Italian: psicofarmacologico — of or pertaining to psychopharmacology
  • Russian: психофармакологи́ческий (psixofarmakologíčeskij) — of or pertaining to psychopharmacology
  • Spanish: psicofarmacológico — of or pertaining to psychopharmacology