neuropharmacologyn.
/ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)fɑːməˈkɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˈˌn(j)ʊroʊˌfɑrməˈkɑlədʒi/ Pharmacology.
The action of drugs on the nervous system; the branch of pharmacology dealing with this.
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posology1786
pharmacodynamics1836
pharmacognosia1842
pharmacognostics1858
psychopharmacology1920
neuropharmacology1949
pharmacokinetics1959
pharmacogenetics1960
biopharmaceutics1961
radiopharmacology1966
ethnopharmacology1967
1949 Electroencephalogr. & Clin. Neurophysiol. 1 33 (heading) The neuropharmacology of anti-epileptics.
1973 Nature 28 Sept. p. xx/3 (advt.) General experience of either neurochemistry, neurophysiology, or neuropharmacology is essential.
1992 S. Rose Making of Memory 196 Ungar's experiments were done before other research—which was to lead in due course to the opening up of a major new branch of neuropharmacology..—had revealed how important many peptides were in the brain.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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