phar·ma·cog·no·sy (fär m -k g n-s )n. The branch of pharmacology that deals with drugs in their crude or natural state and with medicinal herbs or other plants. [pharmaco- + Greek gn  sis, knowledge; see gnosis.]phar ma·cogno·sist n.phar ma·cog·nostic (-kg-nst k) adj. |
pharmacognosy [ˌfɑːməˈkɒgnəsɪ]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) the branch of pharmacology concerned with crude drugs of plant and animal origin
[from pharmaco- + gnosy, from Greek gnosis knowledge]
pharmacognosist n
pharmacognostic [ˌfɑːməkɒgˈnɒstɪk] adj
pharmacognosy, pharmacognosia, pharmacognosis, pharmacognostics
the branch of pharmacology that studies the composition, use, and history of drugs. — pharmacognosist, n. — pharmacognostic, adj.
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