About The Word Apothecary
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Apothecary
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Apothecary: antique store | automobile showroom | bookstore | bootery | candy store | chemist | cigar store | clothiers | clothing store | confectionery | dispenser | dress shop | druggist | drugstore | dry goods store | florists | fur salon | furniture store | gallipot | gift shop | haberdashery | hardware store | hat shop | hobby shop | ironmongery | jewelers | jewelry store | leather goods store | liquor store | luggage shop | milliners | novelty shop | package store | pharmaceutist | pharmacist | pharmacy | posologist | saddlery | schlock house | schlock shop | secondhand shop | secondhand store | shoe store | smoke shop | specialty shop | sporting goods store | stationers | stationery store | sweater shop | sweet shop | thrift shop | tobacco store | tobacconists | toy shop | trimming store | used-car lot 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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