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薬理作用 (やくりさよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

薬やく理り作さ用よう

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Meanings

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noun

pharmacological action; medicinal effect

Technical term used in pharmacology and medicine to describe how a drug acts on the body.

この薬くすりの薬やく理り作さ用ようはまだ完かん全ぜんには解かい明めいされていない。
The pharmacological action of this drug has not yet been fully elucidated.
薬やく理り作さ用よう

を

理り

解かい

する

こと

は

、

副ふく

作さ

用よう

を

予よ

測そく

する

上うえ

で

重じゅう

要よう

だ

。

Understanding the pharmacological action is important for predicting side effects.

Kanji

薬medicine, chemical, enamel
理logic, arrangement, reason
作make, production, prepare
用utilize, business, service

Similar words

薬やっ効こう
薬効 refers more broadly to the efficacy or beneficial effect of a medicine, while 薬理作用 specifically denotes the mechanism of action at a biological level.

Etymology

Compound of 薬理 (pharmacology) and 作用 (action). The term is a modern scientific coinage, likely from the early 20th century as pharmacology developed as a discipline.