pharmacy
pronunciation
How to pronounce pharmacy in British English:
UK [ˈfɑːməsi]
How to pronounce pharmacy in American English:
US [ˈfɑːrməsi]
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- Noun:
- the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,
- a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
Word Origin
- pharmacy (n.)
- late 14c., "a medicine," from Old French farmacie "a purgative" (13c.), from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Greek pharmakeia "use of drugs, medicines, potions, or spells; poisoning, witchcraft; remedy, cure," from pharmakeus (fem. pharmakis) "preparer of drugs, poisoner, sorcerer" 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. The ph- was restored 16c. in French, 17c. in English (see ph).
Example
- 1. Sara returns from the pharmacy and injects michael with more medicine to keep his health at bay .
- 2. Pbms encourage consumers to fill their prescriptions through the mail instead of going to a costly pharmacy .
- 3. Google calls its spare parts room the pharmacy .
- 4. The " pharmacy to the world " did not recognise drug patents until 2005 .
- 5. Don sells cigarettes at his pharmacy because he believes that people have the right to do unhealthy things .