Webster's Dictionary 1913

3430

Pharmaceutics

Phar′ma‐ceu″tics (?), n. The science of preparing medicines.

3431

Pharmaceutist

Phar′ma‐ceu″tist (?), n. One skilled in pharmacy; a druggist. See the Note under Apothecary.

3432

Pharmacist

Phar″ma‐cist (?), n. One skilled in pharmacy; a pharmaceutist; a druggist.

3433

Pharmacodymanics

Phar′ma‐co‐dy‐man″ics (?), n. [Gr. � drug + E. dynamics.] That branch of pharmacology which treats of the action and the effects of medicines.

3434

Pharmacodynamics

Phar′ma‐co‐dy‐nam″ics (?), n. [Gr. φάρμακον medicine + E. dynamics.] That branch of pharmacology which considers the mode of action, and the effects, of medicines. Dunglison.

3435

Pharmacognosis

Phar′ma‐cog‐no″sis (?), n. [Gr. φάρμακον a drug + γνω̑σισ a knowing.] That branch of pharmacology which treats of unprepared medicines or simples; — called also pharmacography, ...

3436

Pharmacognosy

Phar′ma‐cog″no‐sy (?), n. Pharmacognosis.

3437

Pharmacography

Phar′ma‐cog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. φάρμακον a drug + -graphy.] See Pharmacognosis.

3438

Pharmacolite

Phar‐mac″o‐lite (?), n. [Gr. φάρμακον drug, poisonous drug + -lite: cf. F. pharmacolithe.] (Min.) A hydrous arsenate of lime, usually occurring in silky fibers of a white or gra...

3439

Pharmacologist

Phar′ma‐col″o‐gist (?), n. [Cf. F. pharmacologiste.] One skilled in pharmacology.

3440

Pharmacology

Phar′ma‐col″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. φάρμακον drug + -logy: cf. F. pharmacologie.] 1. Knowledge of drugs or medicines; the art of preparing medicines.2. A treatise on the art of prepar...

3441

Pharmacomathy

Phar′ma‐com″a‐thy (?), n. [Gr. φάρμακον a drug + μανθάνειν to learn.] See Pharmacognosis.

3442

Pharmacon

Phar″ma‐con (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. φάρμακον.] A medicine or drug; also, a poison. Dunglison.

3443

Pharmacopœia

Phar′ma‐co‐pœ″ia (?), n. [NL., from Gr. φαρμακοποιΐα the preparation of medicines; φάρμακον medicine + ποιει̑ν to make.] 1. A book or treatise describing the drugs, preparations...

3444

Pharmacopolist

Phar′ma‐cop″o‐list (?), n. [L. pharmacopola, Gr. φαρμακοπώλησ; φάρμακον medicine + πωλει̑ν to sell.] One who sells medicines; an apothecary.

3445

Pharmacosiderite

Phar′ma‐co‐sid″er‐ite (?), n. [Gr. � drug, poison + E. siderite.] (Min.) A hydrous arsenate of iron occurring in green or yellowish green cubic crystals; cube ore.

3446

Pharmacy

Phar″ma‐cy (?), n. [OE. fermacie, OF. farmacie, pharmacie, F. pharmacie, Gr. �, fr. � to administer or use medicines, fr. � medicine.] 1. The art or practice of preparing and pr...

3447

Pharo

Pha″ro (?), n. 1. A pharos; a lighthouse.2. See Faro.

3448

Pharology

Pha‐rol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. � a lighthouse + -logy.] The art or science which treats of lighthouses and signal lights.

3449

Pharos

Pha″ros (?), n. A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen.He... built a pharos, or lighthouse. Arbuthnot.

3450

Pharyngal

Pha‐ryn″gal (?), a. Pharyngeal. H. Sweet.

3451

Pharyngeal

Phar′yn‐ge″al (?), a. [See Pharynx.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pharynx; in the region of the pharynx.

3452

Pharyngeal (2)

Phar′yn‐ge″al, n.(Anat.) A pharyngeal bone or cartilage; especially, one of the lower pharyngeals, which belong to the rudimentary fifth branchial arch in many fishes, or one of...

3453

Pharyngitis

‖Phar′yn‐gi″tis (?), n. [NL. See Pharynx, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the pharynx.

3454

Pharyngobranchial

Pha‐ryn′go‐bran″chi‐al (?), a. [Pharynx + branchial.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pharynx and the branchiæ; — applied especially to the dorsal elements in the branchial arch...

3455

Pharyngobranchii

‖Pha‐ryn′go‐bran″chi‐i (?), n. pl. [NL. See Pharynx, and Branchia.] (Zoöl.) Same as Leptocardia.

3456

Pharyngognathi

‖Phar′yn‐gog″na‐thi (?), n. pl. [NL. See Pharynx, and Gnathic.] (Zoöl.) A division of fishes in which the lower pharyngeal bones are united. It includes the scaroid, labroid, an...