pharmacy

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

Synonyms for pharmacy

drugstoren pharmaceuticsn apothecaryn dispensaryn chemistn pharmacologyn posologyn pharmacopoeian clinicn

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Where does pharmacy come from?

The word pharmacy breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root pharmac-, from Greek pharmakon (“drug, remedy”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.