psychopharmacology en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)der. English pharmaco- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English pharmacology English psychopharmacology From psycho- + pharmacology.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs.
Deriveds
neuropsychopharmacology · psychopharmacologic · psychopharmacologically · psychopharmacologist · psychopharmacological · ethnopsychopharmacology
Translations (6)
cs psychofarmakologie (branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs) · ja 精神薬理学 (branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs) · el ψυχοφαρμακολογία (branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs) · ru психофармаколо́гия (branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs) · de Psychopharmakologie (branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs) · it psicofarmacologia (branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs)