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Pharmacy

//ˈfɑːməsi// noun

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Noun

1
A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed. countable
2
a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold wordnet
3
The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics. uncountable
4
the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines wordnet
5
The role or occupation of a pharmacist. uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English pharmacy, borrowed from Middle French pharmacie (“the art of creating drugs; a drug, especially a laxative”), from Old French farmacie, from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”), of uncertain but likely Pre-Greek origin. Attested since late 14th century.

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