dispensary
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sə noun, plural dis·pen·sa·ries.
1.
a place where something is dispensed, especially medicines.
2.
a charitable or public facility where medicines are furnished and free or inexpensive medical advice is available.
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| —n , pl -ries | |
| a place where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed | |
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Dispensary
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
dispensary
"place for weighing out medicines," 1690s, from M.L. dispensarius "one who dispenses," from L. dispensare (see dispense).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
dispensary dis·pen·sa·ry (dĭ-spěn'sə-rē)
n.
An office in a hospital or other institution from which medical supplies and medicines are dispensed.
A public institution that dispenses medicines or medical aid.
An outpatient department of a hospital.
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Example sentences
Members of the dispensary were either registered patients or registered primary caregivers.
She anticipates it will take between two and three months for a dispensary to be open to patients.
He prescribes a medicine which must be gotten at a dispensary some distance away.
The location of the dispensary and the cultivation site needs to be in compliance with local zoning restrictions.
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