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farmaco

drug

noun FAR-mah-koh Less Common

Origin: from Greek 'pharmakon' (remedy)

Also means

medicine

Usage Note

Farmaco is the technical word for a medicine or pharmaceutical drug, more clinical than everyday medicina. It ends in -co with stress before it, so the plural is farmaci.

Examples

"Questo farmaco riduce la febbre."

Natural Translation

This drug reduces fever.

Literal Translation

This drug reduces the fever.

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