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1. (n.) physic
a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
2. physic
any medicine.
3. physic
Archaic. the medical art or profession.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME fisyk(e), phisik(e) (< OF fisique) < L physica natural science (ML: medical science) < Gk physikē science of nature)
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1. (noun) purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient
a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
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1. (noun) physic
the art of healing diseases; the science of medicine; the theory or practice of medicine
2. (noun) physic
a specific internal application for the cure or relief of sickness; a remedy for disease; a medicine
3. (noun) physic
specifically, a medicine that purges; a cathartic
4. (noun) physic
a physician
5. (verb) physic
to treat with physic or medicine; to administer medicine to, esp. a cathartic; to operate on as a cathartic; to purge
6. (verb) physic
to work on as a remedy; to heal; to cure
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