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PHARMACOTHERAPIE [2 records]

Record 1 2020-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
DEF

The treatment of disease by drugs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Emploi thérapeutique de médicaments.

OBS

pharmacothérapie : terme entériné par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacología
DEF

Terapia o tratamiento que emplea medicamentos o drogas.

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Record 2 2002-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
DEF

Study of the uses of drugs in the treatment of disease.

CONT

The physician is interested not only in drugs that are useful in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human disease -- that is, in pharmacotherapeutics -- but he is naturally also concerned with the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and their mechanism of action and interaction -- that is, pharmacodynamics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Étude de l'action des médicaments sur l'organisme malade (partie de la pharmacologie).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacología
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