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pharmacognosy

[ fahr-muh-kog-nuh-see ]

pharmacognosy

/ ˌfɑːməkɒɡˈnɒstɪk; ˌfɑːməˈkɒɡnəsɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of pharmacology concerned with crude drugs of plant and animal origin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • pharmacognostic, adjective
  • ˌpharmaˈcognosist, noun
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Other Words From

  • pharma·cogno·sist noun
  • phar·ma·cog·nos·tic [fahr-m, uh, -kog-, nos, -tik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmacognosy1

First recorded in 1835–45; pharmaco- + -gnos(is) + -y 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmacognosy1

C19: from pharmaco- + gnosy, from Greek gnosis knowledge
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Example Sentences

I have searched the usual works of reference on pharmacognosy without being able to find any reference to a drug of this name.

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