officinallyadv.
/ˌɒfᵻˈsiːnl̩i/, /ˌɒfᵻˈsiːnəli/, /əˈfɪsᵻnl̩i/, /əˈfɪsᵻnəli/, U.S. /əˈfɪsənəli/ In officinal use; according to a pharmacopoeia or formulary.
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officinally1822
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 131 The three species of cinchona used officinally.
1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 147 The digitalin of the U.S. Pharmacopœia is officinally described as ‘a white or yellowish-white powder, without odor, and having a very bitter taste’.
1995 M. R. Berenbaum Bugs in System 175 The long-established practice of administering bee stings or bee extracts (known officinally as Apis) in the treatment of rheumatism has a possible physiological basis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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