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noun

ˈfi-zik How to pronounce physic (audio)
Definition of physicnext
as in medicine
a substance or preparation used to treat disease the museum has an exhibit on some of the strange physics that were once used to cure disease

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verb

as in to care (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physic
  1. medicine
  2. drug
  3. medication
  4. treat
  5. remedy
  6. cure
  7. nurse
  8. doctor
Noun
  • Kanna Kanna is a succulent plant from South Africa and is considered traditional medicine that’s been used for hundreds of years.
    Andrew DeAngelo, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Vasquez said he was also contacted by Yancy’s cell mate, who told him that Yancy was not getting his medicine and had seizures while in custody.
    Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of medicine
Noun
  • In 2023, Kaz was held in a Dubai prison on suspicion of drug possession.
    Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2025
  • But thank god drug addicts are getting their drug kits.
    Tracy Wright, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of drug
Noun
  • The Guard member was apologetic as people kept coming up, begging to get medication, clothes and insurance papers from their homes.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • A number of animals are being treated with pain medications, wound care, fluid and oxygen as needed, Pasadena Humane said.
    Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of medication
Verb
  • As plans for January premières, luncheons, and awards shows were upended, we were treated to an almost moralistic spectacle of Tinseltown frivolities colliding with the elemental dictates of Mother Nature.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Currently, most conservation frameworks, such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), treat all giraffes as one species with nine subspecies, so these latest findings suggest this classification scheme should be revised.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of treat
Noun
  • Third, policyholders need effective remedies when insurance companies are found to have acted unreasonably.
    Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
  • McKnight and others have proposed legal reforms that would modernize remedies available to content creators.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
  • Computational biology is not only leading to tremendous discoveries like new brain maps and cures for diseases, but biology is getting a glow up from the results, thanks to Blender tool developers like Brady Johnston and animators like Tyler Sloan.
    Amy Sterling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • While there is no cure for glaucoma, early detection and treatment might prevent or delay permanent vision loss.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of cure
Verb
  • Even though Calais Campbell is nursing a neck injury that surfaced on Friday, the Miami Dolphins defensive lineman has 300,000 reasons to play in Sunday’s regular season finale against the New York Jets.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
  • In the wild, baby spider monkeys are nursed by their mother for the first two years of their life, said California Department of Fish and Wildlife Capt.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of nurse
Verb
  • Doe claims that Buzbee then pressured her to settle the divorce quickly without discovery so that no one would learn Buzbee infected her and doctored the records.
    Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The crew manages to pull Brady and Jake to safety so Doc can work his magic, and by the end of the day, Denny’s equally into emergency medicine and community doctoring.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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