PHARMACOLOGICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pharmacological mean? 

• PHARMACOLOGICAL (adjective)
  The adjective PHARMACOLOGICAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to pharmacology

  Familiarity information: PHARMACOLOGICAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHARMACOLOGICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to pharmacology

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

pharmacologic; pharmacological

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 

The state or condition of not responding to a pharmacological agent.

(Drug Resistance Status, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A reaction to the infusion of pharmacological or biological substances.

(Infusion-Related Reaction, NCI Thesaurus)

The study shows that glucose levels can be controlled in a mouse model of diabetes without pharmacological intervention.

(Researchers Develop Insulin-Producing Cells Activated by Light for Diabetes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The pharmacological substance that is being administered in the study.

(Clinical Trial Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

PF-00299804 radiolabeled with carbon C-14 may be used as a radiotracer in pharmacological studies of PF-00299804 metabolism.

(Carbon C-14 Dacomitinib, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by adverse reaction to the infusion of pharmacological or biological substances.

(Infusion-Related Reaction, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

The temporary suppression of sensation at a specific region of the body by pharmacological intervention.

(Local Anesthesia Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)

It exerts its pharmacological action through inhibition of NMDA receptors (RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE).

(Phencyclidine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The pharmacological class of the investigational product.

(Pharmacological Class of Investigational Therapy, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Although pemoline has pharmacological activity similar to other CNS stimulants, the exact mechanism and site of action are unknown.

(Pemoline, NCI Thesaurus)