as in medication
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
if you don't take all the doses of your medicine, you might get sick again
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Recent Examples of medicine
Turmeric may have similar effects to analgesics, medicines used to relieve pain.
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025
But the problems go beyond patents or manufacturing – how medicines are bought are also crucially important.
—Nahim Bin Zahur, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
Every advance in medicine brings new challenges, and gene therapy is no exception.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Vitale, who is planning a career in medicine, received the award in New Hampshire with former Chargers coach Chris Pincince, who was let go in May after the move to Division I, there in support.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025
But the problems go beyond patents or manufacturing – how medicines are bought are also crucially important.
—Nahim Bin Zahur, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
Every advance in medicine brings new challenges, and gene therapy is no exception.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Vitale, who is planning a career in medicine, received the award in New Hampshire with former Chargers coach Chris Pincince, who was let go in May after the move to Division I, there in support.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for medicine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicine
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The plaintiffs specifically took issue with the task force's recommendation in June 2019 that PrEP, a medication to prevent HIV, be included in the preventive services covered without cost-sharing arrangements.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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Research has shown that medications prescribed for individuals with ADHS were associated with lower risks of self-harm and accidents, demonstrating the importance of proper medical treatment in overall safety and well-being.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Consistent water intake may be particularly important for people taking medications that can cause dehydration, including some blood pressure drugs, antidepressants and antibiotics.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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Why Specialty Clinics Feel The Pain First Specialty clinics face a perfect storm of challenges: high-cost drugs, evolving payer policies and thousands of diagnosis and procedure codes that need to match up precisely.—
Sally Ragab,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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If Google’s Ai Mode Succeeds? One possible remedy for content providers — which The Atlantic highlights — is to maintain direct access to their content consumers.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Former President Joe Biden's DOJ, riding a wave of anti-corporatism on the left, proposed a far-reaching set of remedies that strayed well beyond the original case.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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There is currently no cure for the disease, per The Mayo Clinic.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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There is no cure for this disease, so dispose of these plants before the beetles can feed further and spread the bacteria to other plants.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 June 2025
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“Medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicine. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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