Definitions For Pharmacognosy

Noun

PHARMACOGNOSY. (countable and uncountable, plural PHARMACOGNOSYs) A branch of pharmacology that studies medical substances that are derived from natural sources, and their recognition.

Derived terms

zoopharmacognosy

Related terms

pharmacognostic pharmacognosist

Translations

Finnish: farmakognosia French: pharmacognosie, f Italian: farmacognosia, f Vietnamese: dược liệu học

Etymology

From "medicine" + "knowledge".{{cite-journal, author=Satyajit D. Sarker, title=Pharmacognosy in modern pharmacy curricula, url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3371443/, journal=Pharmacogn Mag., date=2012 Apr, }}

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