Meaning of PHARMACY
| Pronunciation: | | 'fârmusee
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- [n] a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
- [n] the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,
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| | Synonyms: | | apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, drugstore, pharmaceutics |
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| | See Also: | | medical specialty, medicine, pharmacopoeia, shop, store | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Phar"ma*cy\, n. [OE. fermacie, OF. farmacie,
pharmacie, F. pharmacie, Gr. ?, fr. ? to administer or use
medicines, fr. ? medicine.]
1. The art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs, and
of compounding and dispensing medicines according to
prescriptions of physicians; the occupation of an
apothecary or a pharmaceutical chemist.
2. A place where medicines are compounded; a drug store; an
apothecary's shop.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are in pharmacy, suggests that you need to correct your thinking and readjust your attitude. You should look within yourself for the solution to a problem instead of relying on outside help. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The science dealing with the chemistry, composition, preparation, and dispensing of drugs. Compare pharmacology. |
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