medicine
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) enPR ˈmed-sǐn, IPA: /ˈmed(ɪ).sɪn/, /ˈmed(ɪ).sn̩/
- (America) enPR: ˈmed-ĭ-sĭn, IPA: /ˈmɛ.dɪ.sɪn/
- (Weak-vowel merger) IPA: /ˈmɛ.də.sən/
medicine
- A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
- A treatment or cure.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, "Of Innovation"
- Surely every medicine is an innovation; and he that will not apply new remedies, must expect new evils […]
- 1625, Francis Bacon, "Of Innovation"
- The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
- The profession of physicians, surgeons and related specialisms; those who practice medicine.
- Ritual Native American magic used by a medicine man to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, warfare etc.
- Among the Native Americans, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing.
- (obsolete) Black magic, superstition.
- (obsolete) A philter or love potion.
- (obsolete) A physician.
- (slang) Recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks.
- (substance) drug, prescription, pharmaceutical, elixir
- (treatment) regimen, course, program, prescription
- See also Thesaurus:medicine
- See also Thesaurus:pharmaceutical
- French: médicament, remède
- German: Arznei, Medizin, Medikament
- Italian: medicina, medicamento
- Portuguese: remédio, medicamento
- Russian: лека́рство
- Spanish: medicamento, medicina
- French: traitement, médicaments
- Portuguese: tratamento
- Russian: лече́ние
- French: médecine
- German: Medizin, Heilkunde
- Italian: medicina, clinica
- Portuguese: medicina
- Russian: медици́на
- Spanish: medicina
- Portuguese: medicina
- Russian: медици́на
medicine (medicines, present participle medicining; past and past participle medicined)
- (rare, obsolete) To treat with medicine.
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