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psychopharmacology

[ sahy-koh-fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. the branch of pharmacology dealing with the psychological effects of drugs.

psychopharmacology

/ ˌsaɪkəʊˌfɑːməkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌsaɪkəʊˌfɑːməˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the study of drugs that affect the mind
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

psychopharmacology

/ sī′kō-fär′mə-kŏl′ə-jē /

  1. The study and clinical use of drugs that affect the mind, especially those that are used to treat psychiatric disorders.
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Derived Forms

  • psychopharmacological, adjective
  • ˌpsychoˌpharmaˈcologist, noun
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Other Words From

  • psy·cho·phar·ma·co·log·ic [sahy-koh-fahr-m, uh, -k, uh, -, loj, -ik], psycho·pharma·co·logi·cal adjective
  • psycho·pharma·co·logi·cal·ly adverb
  • psycho·pharma·colo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of psychopharmacology1

First recorded in 1915–20; psycho- + pharmacology
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Example Sentences

And also psychopharmacology had started to come in in the 1950s, gangbusters in the 1960s.

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