MEDICINE
\mˈɛdsən], \mˈɛdsən], \m_ˈɛ_d_s_ə_n]\
Definitions of MEDICINE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
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(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.
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A philter or love potion.
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A physician.
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To give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure.
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Among the North American Indians, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing; also, magical power itself; the potency which a charm, token, or rite is supposed to exert.
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Hence, a similar object or agency among other savages.
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Short for Medicine man.
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Intoxicating liquor; drink.
By Oddity Software
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The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.
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A philter or love potion.
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A physician.
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To give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure.
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Among the North American Indians, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing; also, magical power itself; the potency which a charm, token, or rite is supposed to exert.
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Hence, a similar object or agency among other savages.
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Intoxicating liquor; drink.
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Short for man.
By Noah Webster.
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A physician.
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Science relating to curing or healing of human ills. Substance administered for cure of disease.
By William R. Warner
By James Champlin Fernald
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The art and science of preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease, as well as the maintenance of health.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The science which relates to the prevention, treatment, and cure of disease; a preparation for the cure of disease.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Medicament, Medicina. Medicine is, also, used in the same sense as Medicament, and for a purging potion. To Medicine was formerly used for "to restore or cure by medicine."
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The science and art of preserving the health of the animal organism, of assisting it to recovery when injured or diseased, of promoting the comfort and prolonging the life of the sick and injured; in a restricted sense, the same science and art exclusive of surgery.
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Any substance used as a remedy or palliative in disease.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
