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 Education Department would define the following fields as professional programs: pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.

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In one patch of blue canvas shelters, some 60 doctors, nurses and pharmacists have assembled what passes for a clinic: a makeshift pharmacy, a rudimentary laboratory and tents used as short-stay wards.

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Some hotels, designer clothes shops and even pharmacies have Mandarin-speaking assistants, while department stores often have signs in Chinese.

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When I got to the closet in her bedroom, which contained enough medical supplies to stock a small pharmacy, I started to think she may have been a secret hoarder.

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Ms Darr, who now works in a pharmacy, said she eventually told her daughter's, school, Thomas Deacon Academy, who she described as "very helpful."

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Related Words

• apothecary 
• dispensary 
• drugstore