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
David Eun is a founding advisor to Kanza AI, a generative AI company focused on health, wellness and medicine.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2025
Meanwhile, plans to travel or explore opportunities in publishing, medicine and the law look favorable.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
This comprehensive framework positions the UK as a global leader in genomic medicine.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The clinic, which will open in the fall, will provide primary care, gender-affirming medicine, HIV prevention/treatment and mental health services.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2025
Meanwhile, plans to travel or explore opportunities in publishing, medicine and the law look favorable.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
This comprehensive framework positions the UK as a global leader in genomic medicine.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The clinic, which will open in the fall, will provide primary care, gender-affirming medicine, HIV prevention/treatment and mental health services.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicine
Noun
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Each participant underwent a thorough preparation and intake process: screening for mental health conditions, medications, and trauma history, as well as virtual individual and group therapy sessions.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 July 2025
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Over time, newer treatment medications were discovered, often with NIH research support, allowing a smaller daily pill burden.—
Timothy Holtz,
Sun Sentinel,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Among this new wave is a class of drugs called nitazenes.—
Christina Lengyel,
The Washington Examiner,
20 July 2025
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The official cause of death was pneumonia, with complications from anemia and intoxication from legal drugs.—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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While his diagnosis of overfull streets is correct, his remedy of higher parking requirements is akin to the patient demanding surgical expansion of his stomach to address his obesity.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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All of these responses misdiagnose the order’s deepest illness and thus prescribe the wrong remedy.—
STACIE E. GODDARD,
Foreign Affairs,
28 July 2025
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There is no current cure for CTE, and it can only be diagnosed posthumously.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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Currently, there's no cure for Huntington's, but certain medications, diet changes, and exercise can temporarily manage symptoms.2 Huntington’s Disease Symptoms The symptoms of Huntington’s disease get progressively worse with time.—
Janelle McSwiggin,
Health,
27 July 2025
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“Medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicine. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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