First Known Use: 1651
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pharmacy
noun phar·ma·cy \ˈfär-mə-sē\
: a store or part of a store in which drugs and medicines are prepared and sold
: a place in a hospital where drugs and medicines are prepared and given out
: the practice and profession of preparing drugs and medicines
plural phar·ma·cies
Full Definition of PHARMACY
1
: the art, practice, or profession of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs
2
a : a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed b : drugstore
3
: pharmacopoeia 2
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Origin of PHARMACY
Late Latin pharmacia administration of drugs, from Greek pharmakeia, from pharmakeuein to administer drugs, from pharmakon magic charm, poison, drug
Related to PHARMACY
- Synonyms
- apothecary, drugstore
PHARMACIES Defined for Kids
pharmacy
noun phar·ma·cy \ˈfär-mə-sē\
plural phar·ma·cies
Definition of PHARMACY for Kids
: a place where medicines are prepared and sold by a pharmacist : drugstore
Medical Dictionary
pharmacy
noun phar·ma·cy \ˈfär-mə-sē\
plural phar·ma·cies
Medical Definition of PHARMACY
1
: the art, practice, or profession of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs
2
a : a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed <a hospital pharmacy> b : drugstore
3
: pharmacopoeia 2
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