ar|ma|men|tar|i|um

ar|ma|men|tar|i|um
ar|ma|men|tar|i|um «AHR muh mehn TAIR ee uhm», noun, plural -i|a «-ee uh».
1. all the equipment and therapeutic resources of a physician, dentist, hospital, or other health facility: »

Morphine in the past has been one of the towering stand-bys of the physician's armamentarium (New York Times).

2. the equipment or resources of anything: »

... the armamentarium of up-to-date primary and secondary school techniques (Scientific American).

[< Latin armāmentārium arsenal < armāmenta implements < armāre to arm]

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