pharmacy

[fahr-muh-see]

noun

plural

pharmacies 

1. Also called pharmaceutics. the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines.

2. a drugstore.

pharmacy

/ ˈfɑːməsɪ /

noun

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

2. a dispensary

Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmacy¹

1645–55; earlier pharmacia < Medieval Latin < Greek pharmakeía druggist's work. See pharmaco-, -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmacy¹

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

Example Sentences

The investigation also uncovered potentially dangerous activity beyond community pharmacies.

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Their Health Education and Learning High School, which opened at an existing Houston school last year, lets students choose career paths such as medical imaging, physical therapy and pharmacy technician roles.

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But when you put on a suit, and it comes from a pharmacy, people are slower to catch on.

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The beachfront city, with a population of around half a million, last month started requiring major food and pharmacy retailers to do more to stop theft.

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On pricing, the companies have touted direct-to-consumer drug sales, which cut out intermediaries like insurers and pharmacy benefit managers, as an answer to the president’s demands.

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Related Words

• apothecary 
• dispensary 
• drugstore