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noun
The branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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noun
the study of drugs that affect the mind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pharmacology, pharmacological medicine, materia medica
History
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 From psycho- + pharmacology.
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