different between pharmacy vs pharmacopoeia

English

Etymology

From Middle English pharmacy, borrowed from Middle French pharmacie, from Old French farmacie, from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek ????????? (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”), from ???????? (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”), of uncertain but likely Pre-Greek origin.

Attested since late 14th century.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: fär'm?s? IPA^(key): /?f??m?si/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??m?si/

Noun

pharmacy (countable and uncountable, plural pharmacies)

1. (countable) A place where prescription drugs are dispensed; a dispensary.
2. (uncountable) The science of medicinal substances comprising pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry and forensics.
3. (uncountable) The occupation of a pharmacist.

Related terms

• pharmacist
• pharmacology

Translations

See also

• apothecary
• chemist
• drugstore

Further reading

• pharmacy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• pharmacy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• pharmacy at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Alternative forms

• pharmacopœia
• pharmacopeia

Etymology

From French pharmacopée and post-classical Latin pharmacopoeia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ???????????? (pharmakopoiía, “preparation of drugs”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /f??m?k??pi??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?f??.m?.k??pi.?/
• Rhymes: -i??

Noun

pharmacopoeia (plural pharmacopoeias)

1. (pharmacology) An official book describing medicines or other pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation.
2. (pharmacology) A collection of drugs.

Derived terms

• pharmacopoeial
• pharmacopoeic
• pharmacopoeist

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