medicine
/ˈmɛd.ɪ.s(ɪ)n/
A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug; Any treatment or cure; The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness
- plural
- medicines
Meanings
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A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug
Sleep is the best medicine.
Tatoeba · AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR
Are you taking any medicine?
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
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Any treatment or cure
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The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness
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The profession and practice of physicians, including surgeons
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The profession and practice of physicians, including surgeons.; Scientific medicinerare
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The profession and practice of physicians, including surgeons.; The profession and practice of nonsurgical physicians as sometimes distinguished from that of surgeonsrare
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Ritual magic used, as by a medicine man, to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, or warfare; traditional medicinerare
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Among the Native Americans, a spiritual power, or any object or person through whom such power is channeled, believed to grant influence over natural or magical forces, provide protection, or effect healingrare
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Black magic, superstitionrare
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A philter or love potionrare