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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryphar·ma·cy \ˈfär-mə-sē\ noun (plural -cies) ETYMOLOGY Late Latin pharmacia administration of drugs, from Greek pharmakeia, from pharmakeuein to administer drugs, from pharmakon magic charm, poison, drug DATE 16511. the art, practice, or profession of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs2. a. a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed b. drugstore3. pharmacopoeia 2English Etymologypharmacy late 14c., "a medicine," from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. farmacie, from M.L.pharmacia, from Gk. pharmakeia "use of drugs or medicines," from pharmakeus "preparer of drugs," from pharmakon "drug, poison, philter, charm, spell, enchantment." Meaning "use or administration of drugs" is attested from c.1400; that of "place where drugs are prepared and dispensed" is first recorded 1833. Pharmacist coined in Eng. 1834.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7pharmacyphar·macy / 5fB:mEsi; NAmE 5fB:rm- / noun(pl. -ies)1. [C] a shop / store, or part of one, that sells medicines and drugs 药房；药店；医药柜枱⇨ compare chemist (2), drugstore 2. [C] a place in a hospital where medicines are prepared (医院的)药房,配药室⇨ see also dispensary (1) 3. [U] the study of how to prepare medicines and drugs 药剂学；制药学Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishpharmacy noun ADJ. hospital, local | dispensing, retail PHARMACY + NOUN business, chain | licence | counter PHRASES available from pharmacies The ointment is available from pharmacies without prescription. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedphar·ma·cy\ˈfärməsē, ˈfȧm-, -si\ noun(-es)Etymology: Middle English fermacie, from Middle French farmacie, from Late Latin pharmacia, from Greek pharmakeia, from pharmakon drug, medicine, poison, magic potion, charm; akin to Lithuanian burti to practice divination or magic1. : the administering of drugs : treatment by drugs2. : the art or practice of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing drugs, of discovering new drugs through research, and of synthesizing organic compounds of therapeutic value3. : a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed < a hospital pharmacy >broadly : drugstore 1 — compare dispensary4. : pharmacopoeia 2 < never traveled without a complete family pharmacy — Edith Wharton >

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