pharmacy

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

phar·macy [pharmacy pharmacies] BrE [ˈfɑːməsi] NAmE [ˈfɑːrməsi] noun (pl. phar·macies)
1. countable a shop/store, or part of one, that sells medicines and drugs
compare ↑chemist, ↑drugstore
2. countable a place in a hospital where medicines are prepared
see also ↑dispensary
3. uncountable the study of how to prepare medicines and drugs

Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the administration of drugs): from Old French farmacie, via medieval Latin from Greek pharmakeia ‘practice of the druggist’, based on pharmakon ‘drug’.

Example Bank:
•Research is bringing more effective new drugs to pharmacy shelves.
•The cream is available at/from/in pharmacies without a prescription.
•The ointment is available from pharmacies without prescription.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  drugstore, apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, pharmaceutics