apothecary

     

Apothecary (IPA: /əˈpɒθɪkəri/) is a historical name for a meical who formulates and dispenses materia medica to physicians, surgeons and patients — a role now served by a pharmacist.

Trivia about apothecary

  • "A" is for this "Romeo & Juliet" tradesman, a druggist from whom Romeo buys poison
  • Derived from Greek, it's another term for pharmacist
  • Originally a shopkeeper, this older term for a pharmacist is from the Greek for "to put away"
  • Romeo buys poison with which to kill himself from a minor character with this job title
  • The Latin for "storehouse" gave us this word for a medieval pharmacist

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