PHARMACOGNOSY


Meaning of PHARMACOGNOSY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfär-mə-ˈkäg-nə-sē ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek pharmakon + -gnōsia knowledge, from gnōsis — more at gnosis

Date: circa 1885

: a branch of pharmacology dealing with medicinal substances of biological origin and especially medicinal substances obtained from plants

• phar·ma·cog·nos·tic -ˌkäg-ˈnäs-tik or phar·ma·cog·nos·ti·cal -ti-kəl adjective

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