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Apothecary (/ ə ˈ p ɒ θ ə k ər i /) is an archaic English term for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses materia medica (medicine) to physicians, surgeons and patients. The modern terms 'pharmacist' and 'chemist' (British English) have taken over this role.
The meaning of APOTHECARY is one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes. Apothecaries, Bodegas, and Boutiques.
APOTHECARY definition: 1. a person who in the past made and sold medicines 2. a person who in the past made and sold…. Learn more.
apothecary翻译：（旧时制药兼售药的）药剂师，药商。了解更多。
APOTHECARY meaning: 1. a person who in the past made and sold medicines 2. a person who in the past made and sold…. Learn more.
Definition of apothecary noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The provisions of the pharmacopoeia are binding upon all who produce drugs and who dispense them. The task of compiling most pharmacopoeias is carried out by experts in the professions of medicine, chemistry, and pharmacy at the request of the agency undertaking the compilation.
Apothecary definition: a druggist; a pharmacist.. See examples of APOTHECARY used in a sentence.
Toward the end of the fifteenth century, a body of literature directed at, and later written by, the apothecary began to appear. The first of the pharmaceutical handbooks, volumes of formulas, procedures, and expositions, was the Compendium Aromatariorum of Saladin di Asculi published in Bologna in 1488.
The word 'apothecary' is derived from apotheca, meaning a place where wine, spices and herbs were stored. During the thirteenth century it came into use in this country to describe a person who kept a stock of these commodities, which he sold from his shop or street stall.
