pharmacy

phar·ma·cy

 (fär′mə-sē)

n. pl. phar·ma·cies

1. The art of preparing and dispensing medical drugs.

2. A place where medical drugs are prepared, dispensed, or sold. Also called apothecary.

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[Middle English farmacie, a purgative, from Old French, from Medieval Latin pharmacīa, a medicine, from Greek pharmakeia, use of drugs, from pharmakon, drug.]

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pharmacy

(ˈfɑːməsɪ)

n, pl -cies

1. (Pharmacology) Also called: pharmaceutics the practice or art of preparing and dispensing drugs

2. a dispensary

[C14: from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Greek pharmakeia making of drugs, from pharmakon drug]

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phar•ma•cy

(ˈfɑr mə si)

n., pl. -cies.

1. drugstore.

2. the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines.

[1645–55; earlier pharmacia < Medieval Latin < Greek pharmakeía druggist's work]

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pharmacy

1. the art of preparing drugs and medicines, especially the discovery of new varieties.
2. the place where drugs are prepared, dispensed, or sold. Also called apothecary.
3. a drug therapy. — pharmacist, n.

See also: Drugs

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chemist's

– drugstore – pharmacy

1. 'chemist's'

In Britain, a chemist's or chemist is a shop where you can buy medicine, cosmetics, and some household items.

She bought a couple of bottles of vitamin tablets at the chemist's.

He bought the perfume at the chemist in St James's Arcade.

2. 'drugstore'

In the United States, a shop where you can buy medicine and cosmetics is called a drugstore. In some drugstores, you can also buy simple meals and snacks.

3. 'pharmacy'

A pharmacy is the place within a chemist's or drugstore, or within a supermarket or other business, where you can get prescription drugs.

Check in the pharmacy section of the drugstore.

In Britain, a chemist's is often referred to as a pharmacy.

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pharmacy

drugstore

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pharmacy - the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines, pharmaceutics medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
	2.	pharmacy - a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, drugstore pharmacopoeia - a collection or stock of drugs shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"

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Translations

صَيْدَلَهصَيْدَلِيَّةصَيْدَلِيَّةٌفَرْمَشِيَّه، صَيْدَلِيَّه

lékárnafarmacie

apotekfarmaci

ApothekePharmazie

φαρμακείο

apoteko

farmacia

apteekapteekerfarmaatsiafarmatseutproviisor

داروخانهداروسازداروسازیدکتر داروساز

apteekkifarmasia

pharmacie

ljekarna

gyógyszerészetgyógyszertárpatika

apótek, lyfjabúîlyfjabúðlyfjafræîi

farmacia

薬局薬屋

약국조제

farmacijafarmacininkas

aptiekafarmācija

apotheek

apotekfarmasi

apteka

farmácia

аптека

farmácia

lekarna

apotekaапотека

apotek

ร้านขายยาร้านขายยาหรือเครื่องสำอาง

eczaneeczacılık

cửa hàng dược phẩmnhà thuốc

药房配药制药

pharmacy

[ˈfɑːməsɪ] N → farmacia f

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pharmacy

[ˈfɑː^rməsi] n

(= shop, department) → pharmacie f

(= science) → pharmacie f

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pharmacy

n

(= science) → Pharmazie f

(esp US: = shop) → Apotheke f

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pharmacy

[ˈfɑːməsɪ] n → farmacia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pharmacy

(ˈfaːməsi) – plural ˈpharmacies – noun

1. the preparation of medicines. He is studying pharmacy. apteek صَيْدَلَه фармация farmácia farmacie die Pharmazie farmaci φαρμακευτικήfarmacia farmaatsia داروسازی farmasia pharmacieרוקחות फार्मेसी farmacija gyógyszerészet farmasi lyfjafræði farmacia 薬学 제약, 제조 farmacija farmācija jurusan farmasi farmaciefarmasi farmacja دواجوړونه farmácia farmacie фармацевтика farmácia farmacija farmacija farmaci, apotekarkonst เภสัชกรรม eczacılık 製藥，配藥 фармацевтична справа دوا سازي ngành dược 制药，配药

2. a shop etc where medicines are sold or given out. the hospital pharmacy. apteek فَرْمَشِيَّه، صَيْدَلِيَّه аптека farmácia lékárna die Apotheke apotek; -apotek φαρμακείοfarmacia apteek داروخانه apteekki pharmacie בֵּית-מִרקָחָת औषधशाला ljekarna gyógyszertár apotek apótek, lyfjabúð farmacia 薬局 약국 vaistinė aptieka farmasi apotheek apotek apteka درملتون farmácia farmacie аптека lekáreň lekarna apoteka apotek ร้านขายยา eczane 藥房 аптека دوا خانہ hiệu thuốc 药房

ˌpharmaˈceutical (-ˈsjuːtikəl) adjective

farmaseuties خاص بالصَّيْدَلَه фармацевтичен farmacêutico farmaceutický pharmazeutisch farmaceutisk φαρμακευτικόςfarmacéutico farmatseutiline دارویی lääke pharmaceutique פַּרמָצבטִי औषधीय, भेषजीय farmacijski, ljekarnički gyógyszerészeti menurut ilmu farmasi lyffræðilegur farmaceutico 薬学の 제약과 관련된 farmacijos farmaceitisks farmaseutikal farmaceutischfarmasøytisk, legemiddel-, medisinal farmaceutyczna داردیی farmacêutico far­ma­ceutic фармацевтический farmaceutický lekarniški farmaceutski farmaceutisk, apotekar- เกี่ยวกับเภสัชกรรม eczacılıkla ilgili 藥學的 фармацевтичний دواسازي سے متعلق thuộc ngành dược 药学的

ˈpharmacist noun

(American ˈdruggist) a person who prepares and sells medicines; a chemist. apteker صَيْدَلي، صَيْدَلاني фармацевт farmacêutico lékárník, -ice der/die Apotheker(in) apoteker φαρμακοποιόςfarmacéutico farmatseut دکتر داروساز farmaseutti pharmacien/-enne רוקח औषध विज्ञानी farmacist, ljekarnik gyógyszerész apoteker apótekari, lyfsali, lyfjafræðingur farmacista 薬剤士 약제사 farmacininkas, vaistininkas farmaceits ahli farmasi apothekerfarmasøyt, apotekerfarmaceuta دواجوړوونكى، كمپوډر، farmacêutico far­macist аптекарь, фармацевт lekárnik, -čka lekarnar farmaceut apotekare, farmaceut เภสัชกร eczacı 藥劑師，藥商 фармацевт دوا ساز و دوا فروش dược sĩ 药剂师，药商

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pharmacy

→ صَيْدَلِيَّة, صَيْدَلِيَّةٌ lékárna apotek Apotheke φαρμακείο farmacia apteekki pharmacie ljekarna farmacia 薬局 약국, 조제 apotheek apotek apteka farmácia аптека apotek ร้านขายยา, ร้านขายยาหรือเครื่องสำอาง eczane cửa hàng dược phẩm, nhà thuốc 药房

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phar·ma·cy

n. farmacia, botica.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

Pharmacy

→ الصَيْدَلِيَّةُ   → Lékárna   → Apoteket   → Apotheke   → Φαρμακείο   → La farmacia     → Apteekki   → La pharmacie   → Ljekarna   → Farmacia   → 薬局   → 약국   → Apotheek   → Apotek   → Apteka   → Farmácia     → Аптека   → ร้านขายยา   → Eczane   → Hiệu thuốc   → 药房

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pharmacy

n (pl -cies) farmacia, botica

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