medicine
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[ English
[ Etymology
Middle English medicin < Latin medicīna
[ Pronunciation
[ Noun
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medicine (plural medicines)
- A treatment or cure.
- A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
- The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of disease or illness.
- The profession of physicians and surgeons; those who practice medicine.
- Ritual Native American magic used to promote a desired outcome, in hunting, warfare, etc.
[ Synonyms
- (treatment): panacea, regimen, course, palliative, program, prescription
- (substance): drug, prescription, pharmaceutical, pill, powder, potion, balm, salve, capsule, draught, elixir
[ Derived terms
- clinical medicine
- take one's medicine ~ to accept punishment.
- medicine ball
- medicine man
- medicine show
- give somebody a taste of their own medicine
[ Translations
treatment or cure
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substance which promotes healing
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field of study
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[ See also
- Prescription Desk Reference, Prescription Drug Information:
[ References
- “medicine” in the Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "medicine" in the Merriam-Webster On-line dictionary
- "medicine" in thee Hutchinson Encyclopaedia, Helicon Publishing LTD 2007.
[ Italian
[ Noun
medicine f.
- Plural form of medicina.
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