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pharmaco-

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  1. a combining form meaning “drug,” used in the formation of compound words: pharmacology.
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Origin of pharmaco-

combining form representing Greek phármakon drug
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British Dictionary definitions for pharmaco-

pharmaco-

combining form
  1. indicating drugspharmacology; pharmacopoeia
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Word Origin

from Greek pharmakon drug, potion
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pharmaco- in Medicine

pharmaco-

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  1. Drug; medicine:pharmacology.
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