Acology
//əˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 Materia medica; the science of medical remedies, or of therapeutics. obsolete, uncountable
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From Ancient Greek ἄκος (ákos, “remedy”) + -logy. The first element could be from Proto-Indo-European *Hieh₂ḱ-. Or, less likely, related to Old Irish ícc (“healing, cure”). Or, of Semitic/Egyptian origin.
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