pharmacy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 External links

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From Old French farmacie (modern French pharmacie) < Mediaeval Latin pharmacia < Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeia), “‘the use of drugs’”) < φάρμακον (pharmakon), “‘a drug, charm, enchantment’”) < Ancient Greek φαρμακίς (pharmakis), “‘witch’”).

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pharmacy (plural pharmacies)

1. A place where prescription drugs are dispensed, a dispensary.
2. The science of medicinal substances comprising pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry and forensics.
3. The occupation of a pharmacist.

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• pharmacist
• pharmacology

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• chemist
• apothecary

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• pharmacy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• pharmacy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• pharmacy at OneLook® Dictionary Search