medicine

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
2. (broadly, countable) Any treatment or cure.
3. (uncountable) The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
4. (uncountable) The profession and practice of physicians, including surgeons.
5. (historical, mainly, uncountable) The profession and practice of physicians, including surgeons.
6. (uncountable) Ritual magic used, as by a medicine man, to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, or warfare; traditional medicine.
7. (countable, uncountable) Among the Native Americans, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing.
8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Black magic, superstition.
9. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A philter or love potion.
10. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A physician.
11. (countable, slang, uncountable) Recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks.

Verb

To treat with medicine.

Synonyms

drug

💊

remedy

medication

medicament

pharmaceutical

cure

herb

🌿

drugs

💊

medical science

medicinal drug

pill

💊

treatment

potion

tablet

restorative

dose

healer

physician

antidote

root

mixture

chemicals

ointment

elixir

pharmaceuticals

tonic

music

🎶

practice of medicine

healing art

liquid medicine

medical specialty

juice

preparation

remedies

healing

means

doctoring

medical sciences

chemical

medicate

pills

medicinal

lotion

iatrology

medicamentum

medicant

medical treatment

pharmacy

therapy

science of medicine

med.

drug powder

agency

medication

avenue

balm

blessing

capsule

cerate

charm

curative

curing

doctor

🧑‍⚕️

etc

expedience

expedient

fertilizer

healthcare

herbs

laxative

leaf

materia medica

med

medicaments

narcotic drug

penis

pharmaceutic

pharmaceutical product

physic

poison

purgative

recourse

refrigerants

resource

salve

serum

sorcery

spell

therapeutical

tree

🌳

unguent

vaccination

way

witchcraft

healing arts

pharmacon

Translations

médicament

💊

medicina

💊

Medizin

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remède

médecine

💊

medicijn

💊

medicamento

💊

Arznei

💊

geneeskunde

💊

Medikament

💊

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɛd.ɪ.s(ɪ)n/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: medicin

In summary

From Middle English medicin, from Middle French medicine, from Old French medecine, from Latin medicīna (“the healing art, medicine, a physician's shop, a remedy, medicine”), feminine of medicīnus (“of or belonging to physic or surgery, or to a physician or surgeon”), from medicus (“a physician, surgeon”). The extended sense of "Indigenous magic" is a calque of Ojibwe mashkiki (“medicine”) or mide (or cognates in related languages) when used in compounds such as Grand Medicine Society, medicine lodge, medicine dance, medicine bag, medicine wheel, medicine man, Medicine Line, and bad medicine or place names such as Medicine Hat, Medicine Creek, etc.

Sentences

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