pharmakos
noun
phar·ma·kos
ˈfärməˌkäs
plural pharmakoi
-ˌkȯi
: a person often already condemned to death sacrificed in ancient Greece as a means of purification or atonement for a city or community
Word History
Etymology
Greek, probably irregular from pharmakon medicine, charm + -ikos -ic
- podophthalmic
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- podophylla
- podophylli
- podophyllin
- podophyllins
- podophyllous
- podophyllum
- podophyllums
- podos
- podoscaph
- Podosomata
- Podosphaera
- Podostemaceae
- podostemaceous
- podostemad
- podostemon
- Podostemonaceae
- podostemonaceous
- Podostemonales
- podotheca
- podothecae
- podothecal