pharmacy
phar·ma·cy
noun \ˈfär-mə-sē\ plural phar·ma·cies
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
Examples of PHARMACY
- There's a pharmacy in our grocery store now.
- She's studying pharmacy at the university.
Origin of PHARMACY
Late Latin pharmacia administration of drugs, from Greek pharmakeia, from pharmakeuein to administer drugs, from pharmakon magic charm, poison, drug
First Known Use: 1651
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