medicine
noun
med·i·cine
ˈme-di-sən 
British usually
ˈmed-sən
1
a
: a substance or preparation used in treating disease
cough medicine
b
: something that affects well-being
he's bad medicine—
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a
: the science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease
She's interested in a career in medicine.
b
: the branch of medicine concerned with the nonsurgical treatment of disease
3
: a substance (such as a drug or potion) used to treat something other than disease
4
: an object held in traditional American Indian belief to give control over natural or magical forces
also
: magical power or a magical rite
medicine
transitive verb
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Examples of medicine in a Sentence
He forgot to take his medicine.
Did you look in the medicine cabinet for a pain reliever?
Their research has led to many important advances in modern medicine.
She's interested in a career in medicine.
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Ahluwalia, a physician and professor of medicine, stressed that governments should restrict underage access to such products, particularly unregulated products predominantly made in China.
—David Ovalle and Rachel Roubein The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The history of medicine is also full of examples of informed researchers who experimented with themselves with bad results, including death.
—Paul Hsieh, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
From the treatment of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's to the management of chronic pain and depression, music is no longer relegated to the fringes of modern medicine.
—Daniel Levitin, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medicine. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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medicine
noun
med·i·cine
ˈmed-ə-sən
1
: a substance or preparation used in treating disease
2
: the science or art that deals with the prevention, cure, or easing of disease
especially
: the practice of the physician as it differs from that of the surgeon
3
: an object, power, or ceremony held to give control over natural or magical forces
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