pharmacognosy

[ fahr-muh-kog-nuh-see ]

noun

1. materia medica ( def 2 ).

pharmacognosy

/ ˌfɑːməkɒɡˈnɒstɪk; ˌfɑːməˈkɒɡnəsɪ /

noun

1. the branch of pharmacology concerned with crude drugs of plant and animal origin

Derived Forms

• ˌpharmaˈcognosist, noun
• pharmacognostic, adjective

Other Words From

• pharma·cogno·sist noun
• phar·ma·cog·nos·tic [fahr-m, uh, -kog-, nos, -tik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmacognosy¹

First recorded in 1835–45; pharmaco- + -gnos(is) + -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmacognosy¹

C19: from pharmaco- + gnosy, from Greek gnosis knowledge

Example Sentences

I have searched the usual works of reference on pharmacognosy without being able to find any reference to a drug of this name.

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