pharmacognosy
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noun \ˌfär-mə-ˈkäg-nə-sē\Definition of PHARMACOGNOSY
: a branch of pharmacology dealing with medicinal substances of biological origin and especially medicinal substances obtained from plants
— phar·ma·cog·nos·tic \-ˌkäg-ˈnäs-tik\ or phar·ma·cog·nos·ti·cal \-ti-kəl\ adjective
Origin of PHARMACOGNOSY
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek pharmakon + -gnōsia knowledge, from gnōsis — more at gnosis
First Known Use: circa 1885
phar·ma·cog·no·sy
noun \ˌfär-mə-ˈkäg-nə-sē\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ; phar·ma·cog·no·sies
Medical Definition of PHARMACOGNOSY
: a branch of pharmacology dealing especially with the composition, use, and development of medicinal substances of biological origin and especially medicinal substances obtained from plants
—phar·ma·cog·nos·tic \-ˌkäg-ˈnäs-tik\ (audio pronunciation) or phar·ma·cog·nos·ti·cal \-ti-kəl\ (audio pronunciation) adjective
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