medicine
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
- Specialized
- When I caught a cold, I took some medicine to feel better.
- take medicine
- prescribed medicine
- administer medicine
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Watch on YouTubeI was very sick and I took this medicine and it was incredible.
- I was very sick and I took this medicine and it was incredible.
- Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.
- And so I'm not sad that these medicines exist.
- It's a Chinese medicine herb called cramp bark.
- So tools, technologies, medicines that help level up the human being.
- Now to prove his point, he had some examples of medicines which contain acids.
- And yet the research isn't going on for the medicines that would get rid of these diseases.
- OK, am I not allowed to take medicine as a vegan?
- One of my neighbors in Puerto Rico dropped off medicine to heal ulcers to my house.
- So, so herbs is medicine, which ones what effect?
- You could put food and medicine and a case in the coffin.
Examples
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I was very sick and I took this medicine and it was incredible.
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His primary research interests include the history of medicine, medical sociology, and epidemiology.
Academic text (2012) -
Also, I have some medicine to take, right?
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Having access to medicine should be a human right.
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The money for his medicine is on the kitchen table.
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We need some food and we need some medicine.
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Did you take your medicine?
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Do you want me to go down and get some medicine?
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Food can sometimes function as a medicine, so that its moral character is transformed.
Academic text (2008) -
This is the medicine for the nausea from the chemo.
Synonyms
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1.9
A medicine or chemical that treats illness and sometimes changes how someone feels
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2.7
A medicine you take to treat or prevent illness
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7.2
Something you take to treat an illness or make you feel better
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3.4
A medicine or treatment that treats illness and reduces pain
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4.6
A medicine used to treat or prevent illness
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6.2
A medicine or treatment that cures disease and eases pain
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3.3
A substance used to treat, prevent, or reduce symptoms of illness
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7.7
A medicine used to treat, prevent, or relieve symptoms of illness
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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4.3
Medical treatments not part of regular medicine, often using natural methods or non-drug ways
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15
3.0
Care that finds and treats sudden serious illness or injury right away
- Specialized
13
3.2
A branch of medicine that finds and treats diseases of adults' internal organs without surgery
- Specialized
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3.7
Health care that helps prevent and treat injuries from sports and exercise
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3.5
Doctors use medical knowledge to care for and treat sick or injured people
- Specialized
7
4.0
Care and treatment for sick or injured animals, especially pets and farm animals
- Specialized
6
3.9
Health care that stops people from getting sick before a disease starts
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7.2
A treatment that is not helpful or is unpleasant but sometimes needed to make you better
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3
4.1
An approach to health care that treats the whole person, including body, mind, and social life
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4.0
Treatments used with regular medical care to support health, like acupuncture or herbal remedies
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1
3.7
Doctors use small amounts of radioactive material to find and treat illness
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1
3.4
Health care that finds and treats adults' diseases of the organs inside the body without surgery
- Archaic
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7.6
A medicine sold without a doctor's prescription and claimed to cure many illnesses
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1
3.7
Medical work that uses health knowledge to help police and courts
- Formal
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3.9
A large United States government center that gives access to medical research and health information
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1
4.4
Study, treatment, and prevention of diseases in hot countries near the equator
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1
5.1
The study and care of health problems that happen during flying and space travel
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4.1
Care and study of the health and safety of people during air and space flight
A very large medical library run by the United States government
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1
4.7
The use of plants or parts of plants to treat illness and keep people healthy
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1
6.4
A medical field that treats problems of the bladder, kidneys, and sex organs
- Specialized
A part of health care that finds and treats mental health problems
- Specialized
Medical care that treats injuries and health problems from sports or outdoor activities
The largest medical library in the world, run by the U.S. government in Bethesda, Maryland
How Effective
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462
2.8
- Specialized
22
3.9
8
3.3
- Specialized
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1.0
25
9.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Medicine for a drug comes from the old Latin word medicina meaning 'the art of healing', so a medicine is a substance used to heal or ease sickness.