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PHARMACOLOGIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to pharmacology
Synonyms:
pharmacologic; pharmacological
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
pharmacology (the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects)
Derivation:
pharmacology (the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects)
Context examples:
NOTE: These studies are designed to determine the metabolism and pharmacologic actions of the drug in humans, the side effects associated with increasing doses, and, if possible, to gain early evidence on effectiveness.
(phase I trial, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The science concerned with drugs together with the science concerned with the detection, chemical composition, and pharmacologic action of toxic substances or poisons and the treatment and prevention of toxic manifestations.
(Pharmacology and Toxicology, NCI Thesaurus)
Pharmacologic agents administered to a neonate at birth.
(Medication Administered at Birth, NCI Thesaurus)
Evaluates new pharmacologic agents and methods of behavior modification.
(Pharmacobehavioral Research, NCI Thesaurus)
The acetate salt of a synthetic long-acting cyclic octapeptide with pharmacologic properties mimicking those of the natural hormone somatostatin.
(Octreotide Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic long-acting cyclic octapeptide with pharmacologic properties mimicking those of the natural hormone somatostatin.
(Octreotide, NCI Thesaurus)
The metabotropic glutamate receptors are a family of G protein-coupled neurotransmitter receptors, that have been divided into 3 groups on the basis of sequence homology, putative signal transduction mechanisms, and pharmacologic properties.
(Glutamate Receptor, Metabotropic 6, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)
A branch of pharmacology that studies the biochemical mechanisms responsible for the actions of pharmacologic substances.
(Biochemical Pharmacology, NCI Thesaurus)
A characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biologic processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a therapeutic intervention.
(Biomarker, Food and Drug Administration)
Any substance other than pharmacologic substance that can be applied in biomedical research or in constructing artificial organs, devices, or prostheses that can be introduced into the human body.
(Biomedical Material, NCI Thesaurus)
