pharmacologist
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phar·ma·col·o·gy
(fär′mə-kŏl′ə-jē)n.
1. The science of drugs, including their composition, uses, and effects.
2. The characteristics or properties of a drug, especially those that make it medically effective.
phar′ma·co·log′ic (-kə-lŏj′ĭk), phar′ma·co·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
phar′ma·co·log′i·cal·ly adv.
phar′ma·col′o·gist n.
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Noun 1. [画像:pharmacologist - someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects)]pharmacologist - someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects)
druggist, pharmacist, pill pusher, pill roller, apothecary, chemist - a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
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pharmacologist
[ˌfɑːməˈkɒlədʒɪst] N → farmacólogo/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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pharmacologist
n → Pharmakologe m, → Pharmakologin f
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pharmacologist
n farmacólogo -ga mf, especialista mf en medicamentosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.