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Pharmacy Definition, Meaning, and Examples
Meaning 1：drugstore (Pharmacy)
Pharmacy
/ˈfɑːr.mə.si/
n.
A place where medicines are prepared and sold, often with a pharmacist to give advice.
drugstore
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/ˈdrʌɡ.stɔːr/
n.
A retail shop where medicines, medical supplies, and health products are sold, often with a licensed pharmacist who prepares prescriptions and provides health advice.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From Greek 'pharmakon' (drug, poison) via Latin 'pharmacia'.
💡 Mnemonic
Think 'Pharm' as in 'farm' – a farm grows medicine plants, and the 'acy' sounds like 'see' – you go to see the pharmacist.
📖 Example
After my doctor gave me a prescription for my sore throat, I went straight to the pharmacy to get my medicine.
After my doctor gave me a prescription for my sore throat, I went straight to the pharmacy to get my medicine.
🔗 Collocations
prescription pharmacy – A pharmacy that fills doctor's prescriptions
online pharmacy – A website or service that sells medicines over the internet
hospital pharmacy – The department inside a hospital that supplies medications to patients
🔄 Synonyms
drugstore (n.) – A store where medicines and other goods are sold, similar to a pharmacy
chemist (n.) – Chiefly British term for a pharmacy or a pharmacist
apothecary (n.) – A historical term for a person who prepared and sold medicines, now used for some traditional shops
🌱 Derivatives
pharmacist (n.) – A person licensed to prepare and dispense medicines
pharmaceutical (adj.) – Relating to the production and use of drugs
pharmacology (n.) – The study of how drugs interact with living organisms
📖 Cultural Story
The word 'pharmacy' originates from the Greek word 'pharmakon', which could mean both 'drug' and 'poison'. In ancient Greece, the term was associated with both healing and magic. Modern pharmacies evolved from medieval apothecaries.
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