armamentarium

noun

ar·​ma·​men·​tar·​i·​um ˌär-mə-ˌmen-ˈter-ē-əm 

-mən-

plural armamentaria ˌär-mə-ˌmen-ˈter-ē-ə 

: a collection of resources available or utilized for an undertaking or field of activity

especially : the equipment, methods, and pharmaceuticals used in medicine

Examples of armamentarium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There remain big holes in the U.S. armamentarium against H5N1. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024

And despite a remarkable, ever-expanding armamentarium of drug therapies and medical devices, the disease—whether in its type 1 or type 2 form—is still considered chronic and progressive. —Gary Taubes, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024

For years, the tech elite’s predilection for brain hacking has been part of their mystique; more recently, Elon Musk touted ketamine as a better antidepressant than anything in Big Pharma’s armamentarium. —Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books, 12 Oct. 2023

New to the public health armamentarium this year are tools to combat RSV — respiratory syncytial virus. —Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Aug. 2023

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin armāmentārium "storehouse for military equipment, armory," from armāmenta "sailing gear of a ship, equipment, implements" + -ārium -ary entry 1 — more at armament

First Known Use

circa 1860, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

armamentarium

noun

ar·​ma·​men·​tar·​i·​um ˌär-mə-ˌmen-ˈter-ē-əm, -mən- 

plural armamentaria -ē-ə 

: a collection of resources available or utilized for an undertaking or field of activity

especially : the equipment, methods, and pharmaceuticals used in medicine