pharmacology

pharmacology — noun

1. the part of medical science that looks at drugs, why they are given, how they af

1.名詞C2
釋義

the part of medical science that looks at drugs, why they are given, how they affect the body, and what good or harmful results they may cause.

例句

At Johns Hopkins, Mei switched to pharmacology after seeing how cancer drugs affect patients.

pattern: switch to/study pharmacology

Professor Alvarez teaches pharmacology to second-year nursing students every Monday.

pattern: teach pharmacology

同義詞
  • pharmacy

    related but different, focusing more on preparing and supplying medicines than on drug action

  • toxicology

    narrower, dealing especially with harmful effects and poisoning

  • therapeutics

    focuses on treatment in practice rather than the full science of drug action

文法句型

study pharmacology

teach pharmacology

specialize in pharmacology

pharmacology department

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and most often follows verbs like study, teach, and specialize in. Distinguish it from pharmacy: pharmacology focuses on how drugs act and are used, while pharmacy is more about preparing and supplying medicines.

常見錯誤

❌Evan is studying a pharmacology at university.
✅Evan is studying pharmacology at university.
💡Use the uncountable form when you mean the subject.
❌Lily chose pharmacy because she wanted to research how drugs affect cells.
✅Lily chose pharmacology because she wanted to research how drugs affect cells.
💡Pharmacy is about preparing and giving medicines; pharmacology studies how they work.