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[Middle English apotecarie, from Old French apotecaire and from Medieval Latin apothēcārius, both from Late Latin, clerk, from Latin apothēca, storehouse, from Greek apothēkē : apo-, away; see apo– + thēkē, receptacle.]
n.
The physician's accomplice, undertaker's benefactor and grave worm's provider.
When Jove sent blessings to all men that are,
And Mercury conveyed them in a jar,
That friend of tricksters introduced by stealth
Disease for the apothecary's health,
Whose gratitude impelled him to proclaim:
"My deadliest drug shall bear my patron's name!"
G.J.
Check with the apothecary before you mix your medicines.
Apothecary (IPA: /əˈpɒθɪkəri/ or ah-POTH-i-kerry) is an historical name for a medical practitioner who formulates and dispenses materia medica to physicians, surgeons and patients — a role now served by a pharmacist.
In addition to pharmacy the apothecary also offered general medical advice and a range of services that are now performed solely by other specialist practitioners, such as surgery and midwifery. Apothecaries often operated through a retail shop, which in addition to ingredients for medicines, would also sell tobacco and patent medicines.
In its investigation of herbal and chemical ingredients, the work of the apothecary may be regarded as a precursor of the modern sciences of chemistry and pharmacology, prior to the formulation of the scientific method.
From the 15th century the apothecary gained the status of a skilled practitioner, but by the end of the 19th century the medical professions had taken on their current institutional form, with defined roles for doctors and surgeons, and the role of the apothecary was more narrowly conceived as that of dispensing pharmacist.
In England, the apothecaries merited their own livery company, the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, founded in 1617. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became the first woman to gain a medical qualification in Britain when she passed the Society's examination in 1865.
Apothecaries used the now obsolete apothecaries' measure to provide precise weighing of small quantities.
The word Apothecary is still used in modern times, in Sweden the pharmacies are heavily regulated and driven in a monopoly fashion. These are called Apotek
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Français (French)
n. - apothicaire
Deutsch (German)
n. - Apotheker
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φαρμακοποιός, (ιστ.) φαρμακοτρίφτης
Português (Portuguese)
n. - boticário (m), farmacêutico (m), químico (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - farmacéutico, boticario
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - apotekare
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
药剂师, 药师
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 藥劑師, 藥師
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 薬種屋, 薬剤師, 薬店, 薬局
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) صيدليه, صيدلي
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - רוקח, מכין תרופות
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