/'fɑ:məsɪ; `fɑrməsɪ/
n
1 [U] (study of the) preparation and giving out of medicines and drugs 药学; 药剂学; 制药; 配药.
2 [C]
(a) place (eg in a hospital) where medicines are prepared and given out; dispensary 药房（如医院中的）.
(b) (US drugstore) (part of a) shop where medicines and drugs are sold; chemist's shop 药店; 药房; 医药用品商店.

npluralpharmacies
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Late Latin;Origin: pharmacia 'giving drugs', from Greek, from pharmakeuein 'to give drugs', from pharmakon 'magic liquid, poison, drug']
[C]
a shop or a part of a shop where medicines are prepared and sold
= chemist
　an all-night pharmacy
[C]
the place where medicines are prepared in a hospital
[U]
the study or practice of preparing drugs and medicines