pharmacognosy Definition
phar·ma·cog·nosy (fär′mə käg′nə sē)
noun
the science that deals with medicinal products of plant, animal, or mineral origin in their crude or unprepared state
Etymology: < Gr pharmakon, drug + -gnōsia < gnōsis, knowledge: see gnosis
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- ‹ pharmacogenetics
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- ‹ pharmacist
- ‹ pharmaceutics
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- ‹ pharm
- ‹ Pharisee
- ‹ Pharisaism
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