pharmacognosy

[ fahr-muh-kog-nuh-see ]
/ ˌfɑr məˈkɒg nə si /

noun

materia medica(def 2).

Origin of pharmacognosy

First recorded in 1835–45; pharmaco- + -gnos(is) + -y3

OTHER WORDS FROM pharmacognosy

phar·ma·cog·no·sist, noun phar·ma·cog·nos·tic [fahr-muh-kog-nos-tik] /ˌfɑr mə kɒgˈnɒs tɪk/, adjective

Words nearby pharmacognosy

pharmaco-, pharmacodiagnosis, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics, pharmacognosy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacol., pharmacolite, pharmacology, pharmacopeial

Example sentences from the Web for pharmacognosy

British Dictionary definitions for pharmacognosy

pharmacognosy
/ (ˌfɑːməˈkɒɡnəsɪ) /

noun

the branch of pharmacology concerned with crude drugs of plant and animal origin

Derived forms of pharmacognosy

pharmacognosist, noun pharmacognostic (ˌfɑːməkɒɡˈnɒstɪk), adjective

Word Origin for pharmacognosy

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

Medical definitions for pharmacognosy

pharmacognosy
[ fär′mə-kŏg′nə-sē ]

n.

The branch of pharmacology that deals with drugs in their crude or natural state.