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

1. There's a pharmacy in our grocery store now.
2. 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

Related to PHARMACY

Synonyms: apothecary, drugstore

Related Words: dispensary; sick bay

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Other Pharmacology Terms

anodyne, cathartic, emetic, emollient, liniment, paregoric, poultice, purgative, soporific, spectrum