English Explanatory Dictionary

dispensary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place or room where something is dispensed
  2. An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.
  3. A retail establishment that sells marijuana and related supplies to customers with a prescription to use it for medical purposes.
  4. Synonym of pharmacy, particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈpɛnsəɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dispensary.wav

Word forms

dispensary dispensaries

Synonyms

dispo pharmacy particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale

Translations

Catalan: dispensari Czech: výdejna Finnish: jakelupiste Finnish: -varasto Finnish: lääkekaappi Finnish: apteekki French: dispensaire German: Arzneimittelausgabe German: Medikamentenausgabe German: Ausgabestelle für Medikamente German: Krankenhausapotheke German: Apotheke Italian: dispensario Spanish: dispensario Chinese Mandarin: 藥房 /药房 Dutch: apotheek Māori: whakaipurangi rongoā Welsh: fferyllfa
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