pharmacy
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pharmacy
- /ˈfɑːməsi/ UK
- /ˈfɑɹməsi/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English pharmacy, borrowed from Middle French pharmacie (“the art of creating drugs; a drug, especially a laxative”), from Old French farmacie, from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”), of uncertain but likely Pre-Greek origin. Attested since late 14th century.
noun pharmacies
- A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed.
- The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.
- The role or occupation of a pharmacist.
- A collection, group or set of drugs or similar products; a set of drugs taken. In that neighborhood, you could find a dealer for any drug, a whole pharmacy of chemical distractions.
Similar: drugstore, chemist, chemist shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, dispensary, druggist's, druggist's shop, apothecary's, apothecary's shop, apothecary
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noun
Similar: drugstore, chemist, chemist shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, dispensary, druggist's, druggist's shop, apothecary's, apothecary's shop, apothecary
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noun a place where prescription drugs are dispensed
| Español | farmacia, botica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 약국 yakguk, 약방 yakbang |
| 日本語 | 薬局 yakkyoku, 薬屋 kusuriya |
| 中文 | 藥店 /药店 yàodiàn, 藥房 /药房 yàofáng, 藥局 /药局 yàojú, 藥鋪 /药铺 yàopù |
| हिन्दी | दवाख़ाना davāxānā, फ़ार्मेसी fārmesī, औषधालय auṣdhālay, सैदलिय्या saidliyyā |
| Kiswahili | famasia, duka la dawa |
| Português | farmácia, drogaria |
| Français | pharmacie, officine |
| Deutsch | Apotheke, Drogerie |
| Italiano | farmacia |
| Ελληνικά | φαρμακείο farmakeío |
| Română | farmacie, apotecă |
| Русский | апте́ка aptéka |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà thuốc, hiệu thuốc, tiệm thuốc |
| العربية | صَيْدَلِيَّة ṣaydaliyya |
| עברית | בֵּית מִרְקַחַת beyt mirkakhat |
noun science of medicinal substances
| Español | farmacia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 약학 yakhak, 약리학 yangnihak, 조제학 jojehak, 약제학 yakjehak |
| 日本語 | 薬学 yakugaku, 薬理学 yakurigaku, 薬剤学 yakuzaigaku |
| 中文 | 藥劑學 /药剂学 yàojìxué |
| Kiswahili | famasia |
| Português | farmácia |
| Français | pharmacie |
| Deutsch | Pharmazie |
| Italiano | farmacia |
| Ελληνικά | φαρμακευτική farmakeftikí |
| Română | farmaceutică |
| Русский | фармаци́я farmacíja, фармаце́втика farmacévtika |
| Tiếng Việt | dược khoa, dược học |
| العربية | صَيْدَلَة ṣaydala |
| עברית | רוֹקְחוּת rokkhút |
noun occupation of a pharmacist
| 한국어 | 약제사 yakjesa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 薬剤師 yakuzaishi |
| Italiano | farmacia |
| Ελληνικά | φαρμακοποιία farmakopoiía, φαρμακευτική farmakeftikí |
| Русский | фармаце́втика farmacévtika, фармаци́я farmacíja |
| العربية | صَيْدَلَة ṣaydala |
| עברית | רוֹקֵחַ rokéakh |
Talk about this word "pharmacy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pharmacy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pharmacy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pharmacy "pharmacy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pharmacy.Cite this
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title = {pharmacy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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