pharmacies

noun

(countable) A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed.

(uncountable) The role or occupation of a pharmacist.

(uncountable) The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.

Roots

pharmakonpharmac- · Greek · drug, remedy

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