Meaning of medicine in English

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Verb
medicine
Definitions
1. treat medicinally, treat with medicine
Derived terms
Noun
medicine
Etymology
Middle English: via Old French from Latin medicina, from medicus‘physician’
Definitions
1. the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
Derived terms
- medicate
2. (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Derived terms
- medicate
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
Examples
- « he studied medicine at Harvard »
Derived terms
- medicate
4. punishment for one's actions
Examples
- « you have to face the music »
- « take your medicine »

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