Pharmacy

Grammar

This term is a noun.

Etimology of Pharmacy

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late 14c., “a medicine,” from Old French farmacie “a purgative” (13c.), from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Greek pharmakeia “use of drugs, medicines, potions, or spells; poisoning, witchcraft; remedy, cure,” from pharmakeus (fem. pharmakis) “preparer of drugs, poisoner, sorcerer” from pharmakon “drug, poison, philter, charm, spell, enchantment.” Meaning “use or administration of drugs” is attested from c. 1400; that of “place where drugs are prepared and dispensed” is first recorded 1833. The ph- was restored 16c. in French, 17c. in English (see ph).

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See Also

• Druggist

Hierarchical Display of Pharmacy

Social Questions > Health > Health policy > Organisation of health care
Science > Natural and applied sciences > Life sciences > Pharmacology

Meaning of Pharmacy

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Translation of Pharmacy

• Spanish: Establecimiento farmacéutico
• French: Pharmacie
• German: Apotheke
• Italian: Centro farmaceutico
• Portuguese: Farmácia
• Polish: Apteka

Thesaurus of Pharmacy

Social Questions > Health > Health policy > Organisation of health care > Pharmacy
Science > Natural and applied sciences > Life sciences > Pharmacology > Pharmacy

See also

• Pharmacology