Main Entry: phar·ma·cy

Pronunciation: \ˈfär-mə-sē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural phar·ma·cies

Etymology: Late Latin pharmacia administration of drugs, from Greek pharmakeia, from pharmakeuein to administer drugs, from pharmakon magic charm, poison, drug

Date: 1651

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