pharmacologic, pharmacological

pharmacologic, pharmacological
1. Relating to pharmacology or to the composition, properties, and actions of drugs. 2. Sometimes used in physiology to denote a dose (of a chemical agent that either is or mimics a hormone, neurotransmitter, or other naturally occurring agent) that is so much larger or more potent than would occur naturally that it might have qualitatively different effects. Cf.:homeopathic (2), physiologic (4), supraphysiologic.

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