as in medicine
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
the museum has an exhibit on some of the strange physics that were once used to cure disease
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Noun
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One of the benefits of this model is that annual visits are not billed to the insurance company and are instead covered by concierge medicine fees, according to Becky Bean, Novant Health’s senior vice president of Integrated Care Solutions.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025 -
As the ability to use AI in health care at scale gains momentum, the opportunity for Tempus to become a standard diagnostic tool and an integral part of mainstream medicine continues to ramp up, Lefkofsky said.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the life sciences realm, the company is analyzing molecular and clinical data with the help of artificial intelligence to facilitate drug research and development.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The medication used to treat some parasites has also been used to treat COVID-19.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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Trump on Monday demanded that COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers prove that their shots have been effective, adding to his long string of comments alternately praising − and doubting the effectiveness of − the potentially life-saving medication.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Mizzou students and fans treated Saturday’s game as a landmark event, selling out the stadium and tailgating hours before the gates opened.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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For example, doors open for the Soil to Fork Experience, where visitors learn about farming the Quintosapore way and are then treated to an outdoor lunch with a view of the hills and Città della Pieve in the distance.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Creating majority-Black districts in the South has been a longstanding remedy to the historic dispersal of minority populations across multiple districts to dilute their voting power.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The big tech giant won’t be required to sell its Chrome browser — one of the remedies originally requested by the Biden-era Department of Justice.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Plus, the cheaper money isn’t an immediate cure.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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While far from a cure, the study points to a new path that combines advanced manufacturing, stem cell science, and regenerative medicine.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Waller has been nursing a hip injury since joining the team, and didn’t participate in a single training camp practice.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the accompanying image, Baz is lying on her side, nursing her son in a low cut bra while holding a bottle in her free hand.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile doctored images may include some original elements but have been edited to distort reality.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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After her godson doctors her résumé, Maya lands a C-suite job at a beauty company and almost immediately makes an enemy out of the boss’ daughter.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Physic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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