pharmacological

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pharmacological — adjective

  • pharmacologicalpositive
  • more pharmacologicalcomparative
  • most pharmacologicalsuperlative

1. connected to the way medicines are studied and used to treat health problems

1.形容詞C1
釋義

connected to the way medicines are studied and used to treat health problems

例句

For Nora's heart condition, the doctors offered several pharmacological treatments.

pharmacological + noun (treatments)

Sivan read a research paper about the pharmacological effects of the new medicine.

pharmacological effects of [drug]

同義詞
  • pharmaceutical

    more specific — relates to the commercial production and formulation of drugs as products

  • medicinal

    broader and less technical — anything with healing properties, not necessarily scientifically studied

  • therapeutic

    focuses on the healing outcome of a treatment, including non-drug approaches

反義詞
  • non-pharmacological

    describes treatments that do not involve drugs, such as physical therapy or dietary changes

文法句型

pharmacological + noun

用法筆記

Typically used before nouns in medical and academic writing. Common noun partners include treatment, effect, property, therapy, and interaction. In everyday conversation, speakers usually prefer simpler words such as drug or medicine.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor prescribed a pharmacological pill.
✅The doctor prescribed a drug for pharmacological treatment.
💡'pharmacological' describes the scientific approach or field, not the physical pill itself. Use 'drug' or 'medicine' for the physical product.