ALL meanings of medicine
med·i·cine
M m - noun medicine science: treating illness 1
- noun medicine profession: healthcare 1
- abbreviation MEDICINE medication 1
- noun medicine The science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease (in technical use often taken to exclude surgery). 1
- noun medicine a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the health professions by doctors, nurses, and others involved in allied health care services. A dictionary with authoritative spellings and definitions is a particularly crucial resource in medicine, where a misspelling or misunderstanding can have unfortunate consequences for people under care. Print dictionaries in this field may be sorted alphabetically or may be categorized according to medical specializations or by the various systems in the body, as the immune system and the respiratory system. The online Medical Dictionary on Dictionary.com allows alphabetical browsing in the combined electronic versions of more than one authoritative medical reference, insuring access to correct spellings, as well as immediate, direct access to a known search term typed into the search box on the site: A medical dictionary reveals that large numbers of medical terms are formed from the same Latin and Greek parts combined and recombined. 1
- verb with object medicine to administer medicine to. 1
- idioms medicine give someone a dose / taste of his / her own medicine, to repay or punish a person for an injury by use of the offender's own methods. 1
- idioms medicine take one's medicine, to undergo or accept punishment, especially deserved punishment: He took his medicine like a man. 1
- uncountable noun medicine Medicine is the treatment of illness and injuries by doctors and nurses. 0
- variable noun medicine Medicine is a substance that you drink or swallow in order to cure an illness. 0
- noun medicine any drug or remedy for use in treating, preventing, or alleviating the symptoms of disease 0
- noun medicine the science of preventing, diagnosing, alleviating, or curing disease 0
- noun medicine any nonsurgical branch of medical science 0
- noun medicine the practice or profession of medicine 0
- noun medicine something regarded by primitive people as having magical or remedial properties 0
- noun medicine the science and art of diagnosing, treating, curing, and preventing disease, relieving pain, and improving and preserving health 0
- noun medicine the branch of this science and art that makes use of drugs, diet, etc., as distinguished esp. from surgery and obstetrics 0
- noun medicine any drug or other substance used in treating disease, healing, or relieving pain 0
- noun medicine a drug or other substance, as a poison, love potion, etc., used for other purposes 0
- noun medicine among North American Indian peoples 0
- noun medicine any object, spell, rite, etc. supposed to have natural or supernatural powers as a remedy, preventive, protection, etc. 0
- noun medicine magical power 0
- verb transitive medicine to give medicine to; treat medicinally 0
- noun medicine A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way. 0
- noun medicine A treatment or cure. 0
- noun medicine The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness. 0
- noun medicine The profession of physicians, surgeons and related specialisms; those who practice medicine. 0
- noun medicine Ritual Native American magic used by a medicine man to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, warfare etc. 0
- noun medicine 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. 0
- noun medicine (Obsolete (No longer in use)) black magic, superstition. 0
- noun medicine (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A philtre or love potion. 0
- noun medicine (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A physician. 0
- noun medicine (Slang) alcoholic drink. 0
- verb medicine (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (rare) To treat with medicine. 0