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TOPIK 5noun

조제

joje

조제가 · 조제를

dispensing medicine, compounding (a prescription)

Example

약사가 처방전대로 약을 조제해 줬어요.

The pharmacist filled my prescription.

Word parts

조 mix제 dose

Literally 'mixing doses'.

Good to know

Pharmacists 조제 (dispense) the medicine; doctors 처방 (prescribe) it.