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Pharmacy

The preparation and dispensing of medicines.

The Greek roots

φάρμακον
phármakon
drug, remedy

Literally: the craft of remedies

The story of the word

Tellingly, phármakon meant both remedy and poison — the dose makes the difference.

The same roots elsewhere

Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.

In a sentence

The pharmacy on the corner stays open late.

Built on the same root

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