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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Some benefit from meal planning or working with a dietitian who understands GLP-1 medications.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Your healthcare provider may recommend over-the-counter pain medication to help relieve COVID muscle aches.—
Sarah Hudgens,
Health,
15 June 2025
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Other dangers loom as well, including reductions in disproportionate share hospital payments for safety-net hospitals, declines in medicare reimbursements, and changes in drug pricing that could negatively impact hospitals.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Half Prospero, half Gomer Pyle, Wilson abjured his magic and spent much of the following two decades stumbling into mania, depression, and drug abuse, before eventually reemerging into public life and personal prosperity.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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However, experts pointed to potential remedies—some easy, others not—that could limit the exposure to workplace stress to the benefit of employees and employers.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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If Zeigler could play a fifth season as a grad student, other players in his position could seek the same remedy, which would mean some incoming freshmen or incoming transfers lose their roster spots.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2025
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The more specialized cooperation in the development of moon-shot style cures, the quicker the arrival at the cure.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But, as is invariably the case when government intervenes in markets and imposes price controls, the cure was worse than the disease.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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“Medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicine. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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