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/ˈmed(ɪ).sn̩/ · med·i·cine
noun
- A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way. The doctor prescribed a new medicine to lower her blood pressure.
- A treatment or cure. Physical therapy was the medicine that helped him recover after the injury.
- The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness. She's studying medicine at university because she wants to be a doctor in the future.
verb
- To treat with medicine. The nurse medicated the patient to relieve his fever.
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Did you know? The word 'medicine' entered English in the 14th century via Old French, and its plural form 'medicines' was once common for referring to the medical profession itself.