What does medicine mean?
Definitions for medicine
ˈmɛd ə sɪn; esp. Brit. ˈmɛd sənmedicine
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word medicine.
Princeton's WordNet
medicine, medical specialty(noun)
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug(noun)
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
medicine, practice of medicine(noun)
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"
music, medicine(verb)
punishment for one's actions
"you have to face the music"; "take your medicine"
medicate, medicine(verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
Wiktionary
medicine(Noun)
A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
medicine(Noun)
A treatment or cure.
medicine(Noun)
The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
medicine(Noun)
The profession of physicians, surgeons and related specialisms; those who practice medicine.
medicine(Noun)
Ritual Native American magic used (notably by a medicine man) to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, warfare etc.
medicine(Noun)
black magic, superstition.
Webster Dictionary
Medicine(noun)
the science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease
Etymology: [L. medicina (sc. ars), fr. medicinus medical, fr. medicus: cf. F. mdecine. See Medical.]
Medicine(noun)
any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a remedy; physic
Etymology: [L. medicina (sc. ars), fr. medicinus medical, fr. medicus: cf. F. mdecine. See Medical.]
Medicine(noun)
a philter or love potion
Etymology: [L. medicina (sc. ars), fr. medicinus medical, fr. medicus: cf. F. mdecine. See Medical.]
Medicine(noun)
a physician
Etymology: [L. medicina (sc. ars), fr. medicinus medical, fr. medicus: cf. F. mdecine. See Medical.]
Medicine(verb)
to give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure
Etymology: [L. medicina (sc. ars), fr. medicinus medical, fr. medicus: cf. F. mdecine. See Medical.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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 Medicine
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'medicine' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3555
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'medicine' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3364
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'medicine' in Nouns Frequency: #1275
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of medicine in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of medicine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of medicine in a Sentence
In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but its effects.
He had gone to get some medicine for me, i am informed that he died of sunstroke.
What's very important in this case is that it's not just the FDA who have evaluated our mosquito, the FDA have used an expert group drawn from Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Center for Veterinary Medicine, so that everyone involved had a chance for input.
Physicians rarely take medicine.
Contrary to the common sentiment, we are not anti-science, i'm not opposed to medicine, and I think vaccines have a place. We think it's a medical choice, and it should be researched carefully.
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- medisyneAfrikaans
- طب, دواء, علاجArabic
- tibb, ilaç, dərmanAzerbaijani
- дарыуBashkir
- лячэнне, медыцына, лякарства, лекіBelarusian
- лекарство, медицинаBulgarian
- louzoù, medisinerezhBreton
- lékařství, léčba, lékCzech
- medicinDanish
- Medikament, Medizin, ArzneiGerman
- atike, amatsiEwe
- αγωγή, ιατρική, φάρμακοGreek
- kuracilo, medicinoEsperanto
- medicina, medicamentoSpanish
- medikament, arstirohi, meditsiinEstonian
- دارو, طب, پزشکیPersian
- hoito, lääke, lääketiede, lääkäriysFinnish
- læknafrøði, heilivágurFaroese
- médecine, remède, médicament, médicaments, traitementFrench
- eòlas-leigheas, leigheas, ìoc, cungaidhScottish Gaelic
- maganiHausa
- רפואה, תרופהHebrew
- औषधि, औषधHindi
- medikamanHaitian Creole
- orvostan, varázsszer, gyógyszer, orvostudomány, orvosságHungarian
- դեղ, դեղորայք, բժշկությունArmenian
- obatIndonesian
- lyf, læknisfræðiIcelandic
- medicina, clinicaItalian
- תרופהHebrew
- 医学, 治療, 薬Japanese
- წამალი, მედიცინა, მკურნალობაGeorgian
- ndawaKikuyu, Gikuyu
- медицина, дауа, дәріKazakh
- ថ្នាំKhmer
- 醫學, 약, 의학Korean
- îlac, derman, tibKurdish
- медицина, дарыKyrgyz
- medicinaeLatin
- MedezinLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ວິຊາແພດ, ຢາLao
- medikamentas, vaistas, medicinaLithuanian
- izārstēšana, medikaments, medicīna, zāles, ārstēšana, ārstniecībaLatvian
- rongoāMāori
- вражење, лек, вражба, лекарство, лекување, медицинаMacedonian
- анагаах ухаан, эм тариаMongolian
- perubatan, ubatMalay
- ဆေး, အာယုဗ္ဗေဒBurmese
- medicijn, geneesmiddel, artsenij, geneeskundeDutch
- legemiddel, medisin, medikamentNorwegian
- azeeʼNavajo, Navaho
- lek, lekarstwo, medykament, medycynaPolish
- medicina, tratamento, remédioPortuguese
- terapie, medicină, tratament, medicamentRomanian
- лечение, [[лекарственный, медикамент, медицина, лекарство, лекарственное средствоRussian
- медицина, лијек, zdravilo, лек, lek, medicina, здравило, lijekSerbo-Croatian
- lekárstvo, medicína, liek, liečbaSlovak
- zdravilo, medicinaSlovene
- mjekësi, ilaçAlbanian
- morianaSouthern Sotho
- medicin, läkemedel, läkarvetenskap, läkekonstSwedish
- dawaSwahili
- மருந்துTamil
- వైద్యం, ఔషదం, మందుTelugu
- дору, тиб, пизишкӣTajik
- แพทยศาสตร์, แพทย์, ยา, การรักษาThai
- derman, medisinaTurkmen
- tıp, ilaçTurkish
- дару, медицинаTatar
- лік, лікування, ліки, медицина, лікарствоUkrainian
- dori, iloj, medikament, tib, meditsinaUzbek
- thuốcVietnamese
- medinavVolapük
- oogunYoruba
- iselapho, umuthiZulu
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