Thesaurus: medicine

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1. n. The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.
2. n. Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a remedy; physic.
3. n. A philter or love potion.
4. n. A physician.
5. v. t. To give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure.
6. n. the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
7. n. (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
8. n. the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
9. n. punishment for one's actions
10. v. treat medicinally, treat with medicine
11. 1. The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease. 2. Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a remedy; physic. By medicine, life may be prolonged. Shak. 3. A philter or love potion. [Obs.] Shak. 4. Etym: [F. médecin.] A physician. [Obs.] Shak. Medicine bag, a charm; -- so called among the North American Indians, or in works relating to them. -- Medicine man (among the North American Indians), a person who professes to cure sickness, drive away evil spirits, and regulate the weather by the arts of magic. -- Medicine seal, a small gem or paste engraved with reversed characters, to serve as a seal. Such seals were used by Roman physicians to stamp the names of their medicines. To give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure. "Medicine thee to that sweet sleep." Shak.
12. A physician. [Obs.] Shak. Medicine bag, a charm; -- so calledamong the North American Indians, or in works relating to them.-- Medicine man (among the North American Indians), a person whoprofesses to cure sickness, drive away evil spirits, and regulate theweather by the arts of magic.-- Medicine seal, a small gem or paste engraved with reversedcharacters, to serve as a seal. Such seals were used by Romanphysicians to stamp the names of their medicines.