medicine
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
- Specialized
:
medicamento
- When I caught a cold, I took some medicine to feel better.
- take medicine
- prescribed medicine
- administer medicine
I 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
588
2.7
A medicine you take to treat or prevent illness
217
7.2
Something you take to treat an illness or make you feel better
77
3.4
A medicine or treatment that treats illness and reduces pain
18
4.6
A medicine used to treat or prevent illness
1
6.2
A medicine or treatment that cures disease and eases pain
1
7.7
A medicine used to treat, prevent, or relieve symptoms of illness
A substance used to treat, prevent, or reduce symptoms of illness
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
16
4.3
Medical treatments not part of regular medicine, often using natural methods or non-drug ways
- Specialized
10
3.2
A branch of medicine that finds and treats diseases of adults' internal organs without surgery
- Specialized
8
3.0
Care that finds and treats sudden serious illness or injury right away
- Specialized
6
3.7
Health care that helps prevent and treat injuries from sports and exercise
5
3.5
Doctors use medical knowledge to care for and treat sick or injured people
- Specialized
4
3.9
Health care that stops people from getting sick before a disease starts
- Specialized
4
4.0
Care and treatment for sick or injured animals, especially pets and farm animals
1
7.2
A treatment that is not helpful or is unpleasant but sometimes needed to make you better
- Specialized
1
4.1
An approach to health care that treats the whole person, including body, mind, and social life
- Specialized
1
3.7
Medical work that uses health knowledge to help police and courts
- Specialized
1
3.7
Doctors use small amounts of radioactive material to find and treat illness
- Formal
1
3.9
A large United States government center that gives access to medical research and health information
- Archaic
1
7.6
A medicine sold without a doctor's prescription and claimed to cure many illnesses
- Specialized
1
5.1
The study and care of health problems that happen during flying and space travel
- Specialized
1
3.4
Health care that finds and treats adults' diseases of the organs inside the body without surgery
- Specialized
1
4.4
Study, treatment, and prevention of diseases in hot countries near the equator
- Specialized
The use of plants or parts of plants to treat illness and keep people healthy
Treatments used with regular medical care to support health, like acupuncture or herbal remedies
- Specialized
Care and study of the health and safety of people during air and space flight
- 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
- Specialized
A medical field that treats problems of the bladder, kidneys, and sex organs
A very large medical library run by the United States government
How Effective
- Specialized
374
2.8
- Specialized
7
3.9
5
3.3
- Specialized
529
1.0
22
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.