noun
pharmacology
Obsolete term; modern Japanese uses 薬理学 (やくりがく) instead.
See also: 薬理学
薬物学は、かつて薬の作用を研究する学問を指した。
薬物学 once referred to the study of drug action.
Modern standard term for pharmacology; 薬物学 is obsolete and replaced by this word.
Compound of 薬物 (やくぶつ, 'drug') + 学 (がく, 'study'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is now obsolete.