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pharmacognosy

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phar·ma·cog·no·sy  (färm-kgn-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 gnsis, knowledge; see gnosis.]
pharma·cogno·sist n.
pharma·cog·nostic (-kg-nstk) 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.
See also: Drugs
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