medicine

noun

med·i·cine ˈme-di-sən

British usually

ˈmed-sən

Synonyms of medicine next

: a substance or preparation used in treating disease

cough medicine

: something that affects well-being

he's bad medicine—

Zane Grey

: the science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease

She's interested in a career in medicine.

: the branch of medicine concerned with the nonsurgical treatment of disease

: a substance (such as a drug or potion) used to treat something other than disease

: an object held in traditional American Indian belief to give control over natural or magical forces

also : magical power or a magical rite

medicine transitive verb

Example Sentences

He forgot to take his medicine. Did you look in the medicine cabinet for a pain reliever? Their research has led to many important advances in modern medicine. She's interested in a career in medicine.

Recent Examples on the Web The rights were then sold to Eli Lilly and Co. so that the company could mass-produce the medicine. —

Charlotte Kilpatrick, The New Republic, 3 Mar. 2023 But in recent decades, as producers have made improvements to the medicine and generated new patents, companies have raised prices. —

Julian Mark, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2023 Read full article The FDA has had the medicine on its shortage list since last fall. —

Christopher Rowland, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023 The court has given them until March 23 to appeal to a higher court. WHO DEMANDS ACTION FOLLOWING COUGH SYRUP DEATHS The two were also fined $1,209 each for exporting the medicine, Ranitidine Tablets B.P (Mantek-150), to Vietnam. —

Fox News, 1 Mar. 2023 After Edwards repeatedly asks for her inhaler, someone eventually finds the medicine and gives her the inhaler. —

Liz Kellar, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023 As our Secretary of Health and Human Services proudly shares, food is medicine. —

Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023 But in recent decades, as producers have made improvements to the medicine and generated new patents, companies have raised prices. —

Julian Mark, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023 There are some techniques for keeping the medicine on the affected areas that your dermatologist can tell you about. —

Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2023 See More

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