pharmacognosy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármakon, “medicine”) + Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).

Noun

pharmacognosy (countable and uncountable, plural pharmacognosies)

1. A branch of pharmacology that studies medical substances that are derived from natural sources, and their recognition.

Derived terms

• zoopharmacognosy

Related terms

• pharmacognostic
• pharmacognosist

Translations

branch of pharmacology

• Finnish: farmakognosia
• French: pharmacognosie (fr) f
• Italian: farmacognosia (it) f
• Vietnamese: dược liệu học