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pharmacy

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phar·ma·cy  (färm-s)
n. pl. phar·ma·cies
1. The art of preparing and dispensing drugs.
2. A place where drugs are sold; a drugstore. Also called apothecary.

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

pharmacy
Noun
1. the preparation and dispensing of drugs
2. pl -cies a dispensary [Greek pharmakon drug]

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pharmacypharmacy - the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,
medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
2.pharmacypharmacy - a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
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"
Translations
pharmacy [ˈfɑːməsɪ] n (US) → farmacia

pharmacy [ˈfɑːməsɪ] npharmacie f

pharmacy [ˈfɑːməsɪ] n (shop) → Apotheke f;
(science) → Pharmazie f

pharmacy [ˈfɑːməsɪ] nfarmacia

pharmacy
n pharmacy [ˈfaːməsi]
1 the preparation of medicines He is studying pharmacy. apteek صَيْدَلَه фармация farmacie farmaci die Pharmazie φαρμακευτική farmacia farmaatsia داروسازی farmasia pharmacie רוֹקחוּת फार्मेसी farmacija gyógyszerészet farmasi lyfjafræði farmacia 薬学 조제술 farmacija farmācija jurusan farmasi farmacie farmasi farmacja farmácia farmacie фармацевтика farmácia farmacija farmacija farmaci, apotekarkonst เภสัชกรรม eczacılık 制藥,配藥 фармацевтична справа دوا سازي ngành dược
2 a shop etc where medicines are sold or given out the hospital pharmacy. apteek فَرْمَشِيَّه، صَيْدَلِيَّه аптека lékárna apotek; -apotek die Apotheke φαρμακείο farmacia apteek داروخانه apteekki pharmacie בֵּית-מִרקָחָת औषधशाला ljekarna gyógyszertár apotek apótek, lyfjabúð farmacia 薬局 약국 vaistinė aptieka farmasi apotheek apotek apteka farmácia farmacie аптека lekáreň lekarna apoteka apotek ร้านขายยา eczane 藥房 аптека دوا خانہ hiệu thuốc
adj pharmaˈceutical [-ˈsjuːtikəl]
farmaseuties خاص بالصَّيْدَلَه фармацевтичен farmaceutický farmaceutisk pharmazeutisch φαρμακευτικός farmacéutico farmatseutiline دارویی farmaseuttinen pharmaceutique פַּרמָצבטִי औषधीय, भेषजीय farmacijski,ljekarnički gyógyszerészeti menurut ilmu farmasi lyffræðilegur farmaceutico 薬学の 조제학의 farmacijos farmaceitisks farmaseutikal farmaceutisch farmasøytisk, legemiddel-, medisinal farmaceutyczna farmacêutico far­ma­ceutic фармацевтический farmaceutický lekarniški farmaceutski farmaceutisk, apotekar- เกี่ยวกับเภสัชกรรม eczacılıkla ilgili 藥學的 фармацевтичний دواسازي سے متعلق thuộc ngành dược
n pharmacist
(Americanˈdruggist) a person who prepares and sells medicines; a chemist. apteker صَيْدَلي، صَيْدَلاني фармацевт lékárník, -ice apoteker der/die Apotheker(in) φαρμακοποιός farmacéutico farmatseut دکتر داروساز farmaseutti pharmacien/-enne רוֹקֵח औषध विज्ञानी farmacist,ljekarnik gyógyszerész apoteker apótekari, lyfsali, lyfjafræðingur farmacista 薬剤士 약사 farmacininkas, vaistininkas farmaceits ahli farmasi apotheker farmasøyt, apoteker farmaceuta 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


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The Blue Light does not consider that pharmacy is a thing of bric-a- brac, scent and ice-cream soda.
You deny that eternal pharmacy of flowers and metals, which is called the world, made expressly for that eternal invalid called man
Archer, who never travelled without a complete family pharmacy, was fortunately able to produce the required remedy.
 
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