Pharmacy
Pronunciation : Phar"ma*cy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. fermacie, OF. farmacie, pharmacie, F. pharmacie, Gr.
Definition : 1. The art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs, and of compounding and dispensing medicines according to prescriptions of physicians; the occupation of an apothecary or a pharmaceutical chemist.
2. A place where medicines are compounded; a drug store; an apothecary's shop.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913