pharmaco-

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

Words nearby pharmaco-

pharm.m., pharma, pharmaceutical, pharmaceutics, pharmacist, pharmaco-, pharmacodiagnosis, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics, pharmacognosy
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British Dictionary definitions for pharmaco-

pharmaco-

combining form

indicating drugspharmacology; pharmacopoeia

Word Origin for pharmaco-

from Greek pharmakon drug, potion
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Medical definitions for pharmaco-

pharmaco-

pref.

Drug; medicine:pharmacology.
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