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a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria"

stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount"

(sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"

being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides; "quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy".

a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria"

stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount"

(sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"

(medicine and pathology) being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides; "quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"

Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute its species, and distinguish it from other things; as, the specific form of an animal or a plant; the specific qualities of a drug; the specific distinction between virtue and vice.

Exerting a peculiar influence over any part of the body; preventing or curing disease by a peculiar adaption, and not on general principles; as, quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria.

A specific remedy. See Specific, a., 3.

Anything having peculiar adaption to the purpose to which it is applied.

Of or pertaining to a species, or group, of which the members have common characteristics and are called by a common name; definite or particular; precise; as, specific information; having some particular curing or healing quality; as, a specific medicine; peculiar; as, a specific form of a disease.

A remedy for a particular disease.

Specifically.

A remedy for a particular disease.

Specifically.

Definite; particular; special.

Specifical.

A sure cure for a certain disease. Syphilitic. Peculiar.

A remedy which has a special power in a particular disease: an infallible remedy.

A remedy which has a special use or virtue.

Pertaining to, or designating, a species; peculiar.

The second name in binomial nomenclature, which see ; characteristics distinguishing a species.

A substance to which is attributed the special property of removing some particular disease. Probably no such remedy exists. Mercury in syphilis, and sulphur in the itch, have been regarded as the strongest examples. The word is also used adjectively in the sense of special; as "mercury has a specific or special action on the salivary glands."

Pertaining to a species.

A remedy specially indicated for any particular disease.

Of a distinct or particular kind, haying certain determinate characteristics.

Peculiar to a certain substance, e. g., s. gravity, s. heat.

Of medicines, exerting a special curative effect.

A euphemistic term for syphilis.

n. A remedy which exert a special action in the prevention or cure of a disease; a remedy supposed to be infallible; in philosophy, that which is peculiar to any thing and distinguishes it from others.