Dispensary

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dispensary \Dis*pen"sa*ry\, n.; pl. {Dispensaries}. [Cf. F.
     dispensaire.]
     1. A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; esp.,
        a place where the poor can obtain medical advice and
        medicines gratuitously or at a nominal price.
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     2. A dispensatory. --Pope.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dispensary
       n : clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "dispensary":
     X ray, blood bank, charity ward, chemist, clinic,
     consultation room, delivery room, dispensatory, drugstore,
     emergency, examining room, fever ward, hospital room,
     intensive care, isolation, labor room, laboratory, maternity ward,
     nursery, operating room, pharmacy, prison ward, private room,
     recovery room, semi-private room, surgery, therapy, treatment room,
     ward