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Noun

1. 1
   The science of remedies, or of therapeutics. obsolete, uncountable

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acology

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴαματο- (íamato-), stem of ἴαμα (íama, “remedy”), related to ἰάομαι (iáomai, “to heal”) + -logy.

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