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pharmacies
Variant of pharmacy
pharmacy
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phar·macy (fär′mə sē)
noun pl. pharmacies -·cies
- the art or profession of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines
- a place where pharmacy is practiced; drugstore
Etymology: ME fermacie, medicine < MFr farmacie < LL pharmacia < Gr pharmakeia < pharmakon, drug
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