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pharmacy

phar.ma.cy \'fa:r-m*-se-\ n [LL pharmacia administration of drugs, fr. Gk 
   pharmakeia, fr. ph]armakeuein to administer drugs, fr. pharmakon magic 
   charm, poison, drug; akin to Lith burti to practice magic 1: the art or 
   practice of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensin g drugs 2a: a 
   place where medicines are compounded or dispensed  2b: DRUGSTORE  3: 
   PHARMACOPOEIA