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Definition of Officinal

1. a. Used in a shop, or belonging to it.

Definition of Officinal

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Officinal

1. 1. Used in a shop, or belonging to it. 2. Kept in stock by apothecaries; said of such drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special preparation or compounding; not magistral. This term is often interchanged with official, but in strict use officinal drugs are not necessarily official. See Official. Origin: F, fr. L. Officina a workshop, contr.fr. Opificina, fr. Opifex a workman; opus work + facere = to make or do. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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