Dispensatory

Dispensatory
A work originally intended as a commentary on the Pharmacopeia, but now more of a supplement to that work, which contains an account of the sources, mode of preparation, physiologic action, and therapeutic uses of most of the agents, official and nonofficial; used in the treatment of disease. [L. dispensator, a manager, steward; see dispensary]

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dis·pen·sa·to·ry dis-'pen(t)-sə-.tōr-ē, -.tȯr- n, pl -ries
1) a book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of the drugs and preparations used in medicine compare PHARMACOPOEIA (1)
2) DISPENSARY

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dis·pen·sa·to·ry (dis-penґsə-tor-e) [L. dispensatorium] a treatise on the qualities and composition of medicines.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Dispensatory — Dis*pen sa*to*ry, a. [L. dispensatorius relating to management. See {Dispense}, v. t.] Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations. Dispensatory power. Bp. Rainbow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dispensatory — Dis*pen sa*to*ry, n.; pl. {Dispensatories}. A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of drugs, and of preparations made from them. It is usually, but not always, distinguished from a pharmacop[oe]ia in that it issued by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dispensatory — (spr. Dispensäteri), in England Anstalt, wohin arme Kranke zu bestimmter Zeit kommen u. ärzlichen Rath, auch Arznei unentgeldlich erhalten; vgl. Klinik …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • dispensatory — [di spen′sə tôr΄ē] n. pl. dispensatories [ML dispensatorium < LL dispensatorius, of management or control < L dispensare: see DISPENSE] 1. a handbook on the preparation and use of medicines; pharmacopeia 2. Obs. a dispensary …   English World dictionary

  • dispensatory — noun (plural ries) Date: 1566 a medicinal formulary …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dispensatory — /di spen seuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, n., pl. dispensatories. 1. a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia. 2. a dispensary. [1560 70; < ML dispensatorium, LL… …   Universalium

  • dispensatory — n. book of medications; clinic …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dispensatory — n. Pharmacopoeia …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • dispensatory — dis·pen·sa·to·ry …   English syllables

  • dispensatory — dis•pen•sa•to•ry [[t]dɪˈspɛn səˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] n. pl. ries pha formulary (def. 3) • Etymology: 1560–70; < ML …   From formal English to slang

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