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1. (n.) medicine
any substance used in treating disease or illness.
2. medicine
the art, science, or profession of preserving health and of curing or alleviating disease.
3. medicine
the art or science of treating disease by nonsurgical means.
4. medicine
the branch of the medical profession concerned with this.
5. medicine
(among North American Indians) any object or practice regarded as having magical powers.
6. (v.t.) medicine
to administer medicine to.
7. medicine
take one's medicine, to submit bravely or resignedly to punishment, esp. when deserved.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < L medicīna (ars) healing (art), fem. of medicīnus of a physician. See medical , -ine1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) medicine, medical specialty
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
2. (noun) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
3. (noun) medicine, practice of medicine
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. (verb) music, medicine
punishment for one's actions
"you have to face the music"; "take your medicine"
5. (verb) medicate, medicine
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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1. (noun) medicine
a substance that you take to cure an illness
How often should I take the medicine?
2. medicine
the study or science of treating or preventing illness or injury
She's studying medicine.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) medicine
the science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease
2. (noun) medicine
any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a remedy; physic
3. (noun) medicine
a philter or love potion
4. (noun) medicine
a physician
5. (verb) medicine
to give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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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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Sense: a substance, especially a liquid for swallowing, that is used to treat or keep away disease or illness
a dose of medicine.
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 Afrikaans: medisyne, medikasie |
 Arabic: دَواء |
 Bulgarian: лекарство |
 Brazilian: remédio |
 Czech: lék |
 German: die Medizin |
 Danish: medicin |
 Greek: φάρμακο |
 Spanish: medicina |
 Estonian: arstim |
 Farsi: دارو |
 Finnish: lääke |
 French: médicament |
 Hebrew: תְּרוּפָה |
 Hindi: औषध |
 Croatian: lijek |
 Hungarian: orvosság |
 Indonesian: obat |
 Icelandic: (læknis)lyf, meðal |
 Italian: medicina, farmaco |
 Japanese: 薬 |
 Korean: 의약품 |
 Lithuanian: vaistai |
 Latvian: medikaments, zāles |
 Malay: ubat |
 Dutch: medicijn |
 Norwegian: medisin, legemiddel |
 Polish: lekarstwo |
 Persian: دارو |
 Pashto: درمل،دوا |
 Portuguese: remédio |
 Romanian: medicament |
 Russian: лекарство, медикамент |
 Slovak: liek |
 Slovenian: zdravilo |
 Serbian: lek |
 Swedish: medicin |
 Thai: ยา |
 Turkish: ilâç |
 Taiwanese: 藥(尤指藥水) |
 Ukrainian: ліки; медикамент |
 Urdu: دوا |
 Vietnamese: thuốc |
 Chinese: 内服药（剂） |
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