phar ‧ ma ‧ cy /ˈfɑːməsi $ ˈfɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural pharmacies )
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: pharmacia 'giving drugs' , from Greek , from pharmakeuein 'to give drugs' , from pharmakon 'magic liquid, poison, drug' ]
1 . [countable] a shop or a part of a shop where medicines are prepared and sold SYN chemist :
an all-night pharmacy
2 . [countable] the place where medicines are prepared in a hospital
3 . [uncountable] the study or practice of preparing drugs and medicines