polypharmacist

polypharmacist

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
English pharmacy
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
English pharmacist
English polypharmacist

    From poly- + pharmacist.

    Noun

    polypharmacist (plural polypharmacists)

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