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polypharmacist

polypharmacist noun: a person who prescribes multiple drugs for multiple concurrent disorders.

Noun

polypharmacist (plural polypharmacists)

  1. A person who prescribes multiple drugs for multiple concurrent disorders
  2. A patient who is prescribed such drugs

Forms of polypharmacist

pluralpolypharmacists

Origin of polypharmacist

From poly- + pharmacist.

Questions about polypharmacist

What does polypharmacist mean?
Polypharmacist means a person who prescribes multiple drugs for multiple concurrent disorders.
What part of speech is polypharmacist?
Polypharmacist is a noun.
What is the plural of polypharmacist?
The plural of polypharmacist is polypharmacists.

Words near polypharmacist in the dictionary

  1. polyphant
  2. polyphants
  3. polypharmacal
  4. polypharmaceutical
  5. polypharmaceuticals
  6. polypharmacist
  7. polypharmacists
  8. polypharmacological
  9. polypharmacologically
  10. polypharmacologies
  11. polypharmacology

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