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Meaning of medicine in English
Pronunciation
/ˈmɛdəsən/
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Verb
medicine
Definitions
1.
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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
2.
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
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 »
4.
punishment for one's actions
Examples
« you have to face the music »
« take your medicine »