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Definition of Apothecary
1. Noun. A health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs.
Generic synonyms: Caregiver, Health Care Provider, Health Professional, Pcp, Primary Care Provider
Specialized synonyms: Pharmaceutical Chemist, Pharmacologist
Derivative terms: Chemistry, Drug, Pharmaceutic, Pharmacy
Definition of Apothecary
1. n. One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes.
Definition of Apothecary
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Medical Definition of Apothecary
1. One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes. In England an apothecary is one of a privileged class of practitioners a kind of sub-physician. The surgeon apothecary is the ordinary family medical attendant. One who sells drugs and makes up prescriptions is now commonly called in England a druggist or a pharmaceutical chemist. Apothecaries' weight, the system of weights by which medical prescriptions were formerly compounded. The pound and ounce are the same as in Troy weight; they differ only in the manner of subdivision. The ounce is divided into 8 drams, 24 scruples, 480 grains. See Troy weight. Origin: OE. Apotecarie, fr. LL. Apothecarius, fr. L. Apotheca storehouse, Gr. Apo, fr. To put away; from + to put: cf. F. Apothicaire, OF. Apotecaire. (06 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apothecary
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