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pharmacology vs toxicology

toxicology vs pharmacology

pharmacology and toxicology both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pharmacology Yes No No No
toxicology Yes No No No
As nouns, toxicology is a hyponym of pharmacology; that is, toxicology is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pharmacology:
  • pharmacology: the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
  • toxicology: the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons
Other hyponyms of pharmacology include pharmacokinetics, posology, psychopharmacology.
pharmacology (noun) toxicology (noun)
the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons
Difference between pharmacology and toxicology

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