pharmacy
noun/ˈfɑːməsi/
/ˈfɑːrməsi/
(plural pharmacies)
- [countable] a shop, or part of one, that sells medicines and drugs
- The cream is available at/from/in pharmacies without a prescription.
- Research is bringing more effective new drugs to pharmacy shelves.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- community
- hospital
- local
- …
- business
- chain
- counter
- …
- available at pharmacies
- available from pharmacies
- available in pharmacies
- …
- [countable] a place in a hospital where medicines are prepared see also dispensaryOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- community
- hospital
- local
- …
- business
- chain
- counter
- …
- available at pharmacies
- available from pharmacies
- available in pharmacies
- …
- [uncountable] the study of how to prepare medicines and drugs
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the administration of drugs): from Old French farmacie, via medieval Latin from Greek pharmakeia ‘practice of the druggist’, based on pharmakon ‘drug’.
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