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medicine
Found in thesaurus: medical science, drug, learned profession, penalisation, punishment, penalty, penalization, care for, treat
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medicine
n.
art and science of disease treatment and health maintenance; medication, remedy, drug; substance used for medical treatment
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Medicine
Medicine (British English ; American English ) is the science and practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. The word medicine is derived from Latin medicus, meaning "a physician". Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.
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medicine
Noun
1. the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
(synonym) medical specialty
(hypernym) medical science
(hyponym) allergology
(derivation) medicate
(class) acute
2. (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
(synonym) medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hypernym) drug
(hyponym) acyclovir, Zovirax
(substance-meronym) physostigmine
(derivation) medicate
(classification) medical specialty
(class) prescription(a)
3. 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"
(synonym) practice of medicine
(hypernym) learned profession
(hyponym) preventive medicine
(derivation) medicate
(classification) medical specialty
(class) group practice
4. punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine"
(synonym) music
(hypernym) punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation
(class) vet
Verb
1. treat medicinally, treat with medicine
(synonym) medicate
(hypernym) treat, care for
(hyponym) drug, dose
(derivation) practice of medicine
(classification) practice of medicine
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medicina
nf.
medicine; medicament, drug, remedy
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medicinar
v.
treat, medicate; dose
