a·poth·e·car·y ( -p th  -k r  )n. pl. a·poth·e·car·ies 1. One that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; a pharmacist. 2. See pharmacy. [Middle English apotecarie, from Old French apotecaire and from Medieval Latin apoth c rius, both from Late Latin, clerk, from Latin apothca, storehouse, from Greek apothk : apo-, away; see apo- + thk, receptacle; see dh- in Indo-European roots.] |
apothecary [əˈpɒθɪkərɪ]
n pl -caries
1. (Medicine / Pharmacology) an archaic word for pharmacist
2. (Law) Law a chemist licensed by the Society of Apothecaries of London to prescribe, prepare, and sell drugs
[from Old French apotecaire, from Late Latin apothēcārius warehouseman, from apothēca, from Greek apothēkē storehouse]
apothecary
1. apharmacy.
2. a pharmacist.
See also: Drugs
2. a pharmacist.
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| Noun | 1. |  apothecary - a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugscaregiver, health care provider, health professional, PCP, primary care provider - a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability pharmaceutical chemist, pharmacologist - someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects) |
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apothecary
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