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Apothecary

Apothecary Meaning & Definition
Apothecary Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Apothecary?

[n] a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

Synonyms | Synonyms for Apothecary: chemist | druggist | pharmacist | pill pusher | pill roller

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See Also | caregiver | health care provider | health professional | pharmaceutical chemist | pharmacologist

Apothecary In Webster's Dictionary

\A*poth"e*ca*ry\, n.; pl. {Apothecaries}. [OE. apotecarie, fr. LL. apothecarius, fr. L. apotheca storehouse, Gr. apo, fr. ? to put away; ? from + ? to put: cf. F. apothicaire, OF. apotecaire. See {Thesis}.] One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes. Note: In England an apothecary is one of a privileged class of practitioners -- a kind of sub-physician. The surgeon apothecary is the ordinary family medical attendant. One who sells drugs and makes up prescriptions is now commonly called in England a druggist or a pharmaceutical chemist. {Apothecaries' weight}, the system of weights by which medical prescriptions were formerly compounded. The pound and ounce are the same as in Troy weight; they differ only in the manner of subdivision. The ounce is divided into 8 drams, 24 scruples, 480 grains. See {Troy weight}.

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