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藥理

简药理 · 繁藥理

Mandarin · pinyin yào lǐ

pharmacology

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理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
药: yào · leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine

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noun

mechanism of action of pharmaceutical drugs
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 藥理學／药理学 (yàolǐxué, “pharmacology”)

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