medicine
/ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
noun
- A substance used to treat or prevent illness or injury; a drug or remedy.
- Always check the expiration date on your medicine before taking it.
- She took her medicine every morning to control her allergies.
- The doctor gave him a bottle of liquid medicine for the cough.
- The science or practice of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease.
- He practices medicine as a family doctor in a small town.
- Advances in modern medicine have saved millions of lives.
- She decided to study medicine at the university.
- A traditional or alternative healing practice or belief system.
- The shaman practiced herbal medicine in the village.
- Some people prefer holistic medicine over conventional treatments.
- Traditional Chinese medicine uses herbs and acupuncture.
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verb
- To treat with medicine; to give medicine to someone.
- They medicated the sick horse with antibiotics.
- He medicated his wound with an antiseptic cream.
- The nurse medicated the patient with a pain reliever.