noun
pharmacodynamics
Technical term in pharmacology referring to the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action.
薬力学は、薬が体にどのように作用するかを研究する学問です。
Pharmacodynamics is the study of how drugs act on the body.
薬物動態学 (pharmacokinetics) studies the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs, while 薬力学 focuses on the drug's effects and mechanisms.
Compound of 薬 (medicine, drug), 力 (power, effect), and 学 (study, -ology). The term is a direct translation of the English 'pharmacodynamics'.