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Meaning of polypharmacology | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The presence of multiple pharmacologies (targets, modes of action etc) in a single drug

Examples

“While several classes of kinase inhibitors are highly selective (MEK, covalent modifying kinase inhibitors) many possess a vast polypharmacology across the kinome target-scape.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

polypharmacotherapy polypharmacy Polyphase polyphase circuit polyphaser polyphasia