C1nounhealth
US/dɪˈspen.sər.i/
UK/dɪˈspen.sər.i/
a place in a hospital, clinic or school where medicines are prepared and given out
In context
You can collect your medicine from the hospital dispensary on the ground floor.
The village dispensary opens twice a week and treats simple illnesses.
She worked in the dispensary, preparing prescriptions for patients.
Words that go with dispensary
noun + noun
- hospital dispensaryThe hospital dispensary closes at six.
- dispensary counterPlease wait at the dispensary counter until your name is called.
- village dispensaryA village dispensary may be the only health service for miles.
- dispensary staffThe dispensary staff checked each prescription twice.
- dispensary nurseThe dispensary nurse checked the label before handing over the pills.
- cannabis dispensaryA cannabis dispensary opened on the corner in 2020.
adjective + noun
- free dispensaryVolunteers run a free dispensary for the poor.