physic
/ˈfɪzɪk/
noun
- A medicine or substance used to treat illness, especially a laxative.
- The old doctor prescribed a bitter physic to cleanse the patient's system.
- She brewed a herbal physic from roots and leaves to soothe her stomach.
- In the 18th century, many people took a physic regularly to stay healthy.
- The art or practice of medicine; healing.
- Her grandmother was known for her knowledge of physic and natural remedies.
- He studied physic at the university before becoming a surgeon.
- The ancient Greeks made great advances in the science of physic.
verb
- To treat with medicine, especially a laxative.
- In those days, doctors often physicked their patients for almost any ailment.
- They physicked the sick horse with a purgative to clear its bowels.
- The physician physicked the patient with a mild tonic.