Defenition of the word medicine

Defenition of the word medicine
- The science and art of treating and healing.
- A substance which specifically promotes healing.
- treat medicinally, treat with medicine
- the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
- something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
- the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
- punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine"
- punishment for one''s actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine"
- (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
- the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
- punishment for one's actions

Synonyms for the word medicine

- charm
- drug
- fetish
- medicament
- medicate
- medication
- medicinal drug
- music
- practice of medicine
- sorcery
- spell
- witchcraft

Meronymys for the word medicine

- germ theory
- physostigmine

Hyponyms for the word medicine

- accident surgery
- acyclovir
- alendronate
- allergology
- allopurinol
- alternative medicine
- amrinone
- analgesic
- anesthesiology
- angiogenesis inhibitor
- angiology
- anodyne
- Antabuse
- anthelminthic
- anthelmintic
- anti-inflammatory
- anti-inflammatory drug
- antiarrhythmic
- antiarrhythmic drug
- antiarrhythmic medication
- antibacterial
- antibacterial drug
- anticholinergic
- anticholinergic drug
- anticholinesterase
- anticoagulant
- anticoagulant medication
- anticonvulsant
- anticonvulsant drug
- antidepressant
- antidepressant drug
- antidiabetic
- antidiabetic drug
- antidiarrheal
- antidiarrheal drug
- antidiuretic
- antidiuretic drug
- antiemetic
- antiemetic drug
- antiepileptic
- antiepileptic drug
- antihistamine
- antihypertensive
- antihypertensive drug
- antiprotozoal
- antiprotozoal drug
- antipyretic
- antiseptic
- antispasmodic
- antispasmodic agent
- antitussive
- antiviral
- antiviral agent
- antiviral drug
- APC
- aperient
- astringent
- astringent drug
- atomic cocktail
- Atromid-S
- azathioprine
- bactericide
- bacteriology
- biomedicine
- blocker
- blocking agent
- bronchodilator
- calcium blocker
- calcium-channel blocker
- camphorated tincture of opium
- Carafate
- cardiology
- carminative
- cathartic
- chiropody
- clinical neurology
- clofibrate
- clopidogrel bisulfate
- cold medicine
- complementary medicine
- counterirritant
- Cuprimine
- curative
- cure
- cytotoxic drug
- decoagulant
- decongestant
- demulcent
- dental medicine
- dentistry
- depressant
- dermatology
- diagnostics
- diaphoretic
- disulfiram
- dosage
- dose
- downer
- Drixoral
- drug
- drug cocktail
- emergency medicine
- endocrinology
- epidemiology
- ethical drug
- expectorant
- expectorator
- febrifuge
- fixed-combination drug
- forensic medicine
- forensic pathology
- Fosamax
- gastroenterology
- gemfibrozil
- general medicine
- geriatrics
- gerontology
- gynaecology
- gynecology
- HAART
- haematinic
- haematology
- helminthic
- hematinic
- hematology
- herbal medicine
- highly active antiretroviral therapy
- histamine blocker
- hygiene
- hygienics
- immune suppressant drug
- immunology
- immunosuppressant
- immunosuppressive
- immunosuppressive drug
- immunosuppressor
- Imuran
- inhalant
- inhalation
- Inocor
- internal medicine
- isoproterenol
- Isordil
- isosorbide
- Isuprel
- lipid-lowering medication
- lipid-lowering medicine
- Lopid
- materia medica
- Mecholyl
- methacholine
- Metrazol
- midwifery
- nephrology
- neurology
- neuropsychiatry
- nosology
- nuclear medicine
- nux vomica
- OB
- obstetrics
- odontology
- oncology
- ophthalmology
- otolaryngology
- otology
- otorhinolaryngology
- over-the-counter drug
- over-the-counter medicine
- oxytocic
- oxytocic drug
- paediatrics
- pain pill
- painkiller
- paregoric
- patent medicine
- pediatric medicine
- pediatrics
- pedology
- penicillamine
- pentamethylenetetrazol
- pentylenetetrazol
- pharmaceutic
- pharmaceutical
- pharmaceutics
- pharmacological medicine
- pharmacology
- pharmacy
- physic
- placebo
- Plavix
- podiatry
- powder
- prescription
- prescription drug
- prescription medicine
- preventive medicine
- probenecid
- proctology
- prosthetics
- psychiatry
- psychological medicine
- psychopathology
- purgative
- remedy
- restorative
- rheumatology
- rhinolaryngology
- rubefacient
- salve
- sedative
- sedative drug
- soothing syrup
- space medicine
- spasmolytic
- specific
- sports medicine
- statin
- statin drug
- styptic
- sucralfate
- sudatory
- sudorific
- suppository
- therapeutic
- therapeutics
- thoracic medicine
- tincture
- tocology
- tonic
- traumatology
- tropical medicine
- tyrosine kinase inhibitor
- urogenital medicine
- urology
- vermicide
- vermifuge
- veterinary medicine
- virology
- Zovirax
- Zyloprim

Hypernyms for the word medicine

- care for
- drug
- learned profession
- medical science
- penalisation
- penalization
- penalty
- punishment
- treat

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Words in other languages

English: Hello
Russian: Привет
France: Bonjour
Spanish: Hola
Dautch: Guten Aben