Definitions for Medicinal
məˈdɪs ə nlmedic·i·nal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. medicative, medicinaladjective

   having the properties of medicine

   "medicative drugs"; "medicinal herbs"; "medicinal properties"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. medicinaladjective

   having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.

2. medicinaladjective

   Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.

3. medicinaladjective

   Tasting like medicine; particularly of sweetish artificial flavours similar to cherry, almond or licorice.

4. Etymology: From medicinalis.

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

1. Medicinaladjective

   Etymology: medicinalis, Latin:

   1. Having the power of healing; having physical virtue.

   Come with words as medicinal as true,
   Honest as either; to purge him of that humour
   That presses him from sleep. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   Thoughts my tormentors arm’d with deadly stings,
   Mangle my apprehensive tenderest parts;
   Exasperate, exulcerate and raise
   Dire inflammation, which no cooling herb
   Nor medicinal liquor can assuage. John Milton, Agonistes.

   The second causes took the swift command,
   The medicinal head, the ready hand;
   All but eternal doom was conquer’d by their art. Dryden.

   2. Belonging to physick.

   Learn’d he was in med’cinal lore,
   For by his side a pouch he wore,
   Replete with strange hermetick powder,
   That wounds nine miles point-blank with solder. Samuel Butler.

   Such are called medicinal-days by some writers, wherein no crisis or change is expected, so as to forbid the use of medicines: but it is most properly used for those days wherein purging, or any other evacuation, is more conveniently complied with. John Quincy.

   Medicinal-hours are those wherein it is supposed that medicines may be taken, commonly reckoned in the morning fasting, about an hour before dinner, about four hours after dinner, and going to bed; but times are to be governed by the symptoms and aggravation of the distemper. John Quincy.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. medicinal

   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 creativity and skill), 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.

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1. medicinal

   Medicinal refers to any substance or process related to the prevention, treatment, cure, or improvement of diseases or other health conditions in living organisms, particularly humans. This term is commonly applied to drugs, plants, therapies, or procedures that possess or are recognized for their healing or therapeutic properties.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Medicinaladjective

   having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal tinctures, plants, or springs

2. Medicinaladjective

   of or pertaining to medicine; medical

3. Etymology: [L. medicinalis: cf. F. mdicinal. See Medicine.]

Anagrams for Medicinal »

1. adminicle

2. miniclade

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Medicinal in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Medicinal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Medicinal in a Sentence

1. Aimee Rouski:

   I’d had severe Crohn’s for a very long time and wasn’t responding to any medicinal treatments.

2. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essay: Nature:

   To the body and mind which have been cramped by noxious work or company, nature is medicinal and restores their tone.

3. Louisa Degenhardt:

   There is a notable absence of high-quality evidence to properly assess the effectiveness and safety of medicinal cannabinoids ... and until evidence from randomized controlled trials is available, clinical guidelines cannot be drawn up around their use in mental health disorders.

4. Zhou Jinfeng:

   All medicinal treatment should be on the principle of 'do no harm' to those using, or making it and to the species it depends on; meaning in most cases no vertebrate should be used within TCM.

5. Melissa Etheridge:

   I asked many of my friends [who had gone through chemo], 'What's the experience? What are you doing?,' and my friend David Crosby, he was the first one who said, 'You know, Melissa, you have to do medicinal marijuana. You have to [try] cannabis. That's the way to do it. It's too hard otherwise.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Medicinal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Medicinal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Medicinal
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicinal
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medicinal