Definitions for MEDICINE
ˈmɛd ə sɪn; esp. Brit. ˈmɛd sənmedicine

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. medicine, medical specialtynoun

   the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

2. medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drugnoun

   (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

3. medicine, practice of medicinenoun

   the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries

   "he studied medicine at Harvard"

4. music, medicineverb

   punishment for one's actions

   "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine"

5. medicate, medicineverb

   treat medicinally, treat with medicine

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. medicinenoun

   A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.

2. medicinenoun

   A treatment or cure.

3. medicinenoun

   The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.

4. medicinenoun

   The profession of physicians, surgeons and related specialisms; those who practice medicine.

5. medicinenoun

   Ritual Native American magic used (notably by a medicine man) to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, warfare etc.

6. medicinenoun

   black magic, superstition.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Medicinenoun

   Physick; any remedy administered by a physician.

   Etymology: medicine, Fr. medicina, Latin.

   O, my dear father! restauration, hang
   Thy medicine on my lips; and let this kiss
   Repair those violent harms. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Let’s make us medicines of our great revenge,
   To cure this deadly grief. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   A merry heart doth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Prov. xvii. 22.

   I wish to die, yet dare not death endure;
   Detest the med’cine, yet desire the cure. Dryden.

2. To Medicineverb

   To operate as physick. Not used.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Not all the drowsy syrups of the world,
   Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep
   Which thou owedst yesterday. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Medicine

   Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness. Contemporary medicine applies biomedical sciences, biomedical research, genetics, and medical technology to diagnose, treat, and prevent injury and disease, typically through pharmaceuticals or surgery, but also through therapies as diverse as psychotherapy, external splints and traction, medical devices, biologics, and ionizing radiation, amongst others.Medicine has been practiced since prehistoric times, and for most of this time it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge), frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture. For example, a medicine man would apply herbs and say prayers for healing, or an ancient philosopher and physician would apply bloodletting according to the theories of humorism. In recent centuries, since the advent of modern science, most medicine has become a combination of art and science (both basic and applied, under the umbrella of medical science). For example, while stitching technique for sutures is an art learned through practice, the knowledge of what happens at the cellular and molecular level in the tissues being stitched arises through science. Prescientific forms of medicine, now known as traditional medicine or folk medicine, remain commonly used in the absence of scientific medicine, and are thus called alternative medicine. Alternative treatments outside of scientific medicine with safety and efficacy concerns are termed quackery.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Medicinenoun

   the science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease

2. Medicinenoun

   any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a remedy; physic

3. Medicinenoun

   a philter or love potion

4. Medicinenoun

   a physician

5. Medicineverb

   to give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure

6. Etymology: [L. medicina (sc. ars), fr. medicinus medical, fr. medicus: cf. F. mdecine. See Medical.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Medicine

   med′i-sin, or med′sin, n. anything applied for the cure or lessening of disease or pain, whether simple or compound (made up of more than one ingredient): the science which treats of the prevention or cure of disease: a charm.—v.t. to treat or cure by medicine.—adj. Medic′inal, relating to medicine: fitted to cure or to lessen disease or pain.—adv. Medic′inally.—ns. Med′icine-bag, a Red Indian's receptacle for charms; Med′icine-chest, a chest for keeping medicines in a ship, &c.; Med′icine-man, among savages, a witch-doctor or exorciser.—adjs. Med′ico-chirur′gical, relating to both medicine and surgery; Med′ico-lē′gal, relating to the application of medicine to questions of law. [Fr.,—L. medicina—medicus.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Medicine

   The art and science of studying, performing research on, preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease, as well as the maintenance of health.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'MEDICINE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3555

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'MEDICINE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3364

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'MEDICINE' in Nouns Frequency: #1275

How to pronounce MEDICINE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of MEDICINE in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of MEDICINE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of MEDICINE in a Sentence

1. Diane Rode:

   When you're in the hospital, you're dealing with pain, anxiety, isolation, and it's easy to get stuck in that. Focusing on the miniature horses creates a relationship back to the world and an interest and pleasure in the world we are working to foster, children need more than medicine to get better.

2. Michael Anderson:

   This is a time like no other, there is divide, there is political divide, there is tension, misinformation, I think it’s an ongoing effort that we, the pediatricians of this country, the family medicine docs, and the families of kids just have to have this ongoing discussion.

3. Jamie Keys:

   People's lives have been damaged over nothing. People have lost careers. There's people whose credit is messed up, all kinds of damage has been done. People can't afford medicine. Yeah, we're happy it's over, but at what cost ? We're still let down either way.

4. Video Marta:

   My sons went out because like every Cuban they were desperate over the situation, they are fathers. Every day here we have less. There was no medicine. It was a very sad moment with the pandemic. Children were dying and the elderly too.

5. Bob Saget:

   You can make people laugh and it might not be their cup of tea, but you’re doing something great for people. That’s why I’m doing it, we all have the same joke, which is that laughter is the best medicine — no, it’s actually Percocet. Everybody has a version of that. Well, the other one is when they say, you know, if you could just make one person laugh, you’re a really crappy comic.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=MEDICINE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Medicine
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=MEDICINE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MEDICINE
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=MEDICINE