Medicine

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Physic \Phys"ic\ (f[i^]z"[i^]k), n. [OE. phisike, fisike, OF.
     phisique, F. physique knowledge of nature, physics, L.
     physica, physice, fr. Gr. fysikh`, fr. fysiko`s natural, from
     fy`sis nature, fr. fy`ein to produce, grow, akin to E. be.
     See {Be}, and cf. {Physics}, {Physique}.]
     1. The art of healing diseases; the science of medicine; the


        theory or practice of medicine; -- an archaic term,
        superseded by {medicine}. [archaic] "A doctor of physik."
        --Chaucer.
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     2. A specific internal application for the cure or relief of
        sickness; a remedy for disease; a medicine.
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     3. Specifically, a medicine that purges; a cathartic.
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     4. A physician. [R.] --Shak.
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     {Physic nut} (Bot.), a small tropical American euphorbiaceous
        tree ({Jatropha Curcas}), and its seeds, which are well
        flavored, but contain a drastic oil which renders them
        dangerous if eaten in large quantities.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Medicine \Med"i*cine\, v. t.
     To give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy;
     to cure. "Medicine thee to that sweet sleep." --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Medicine \Med"i*cine\, n. [L. medicina (sc. ars), fr. medicinus
     medical, fr. medicus: cf. F. m['e]decine. See {Medical}.]
     1. The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or
        alleviation of disease.
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     2. Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a
        remedial agent; a medication; a drug; a pharmaceutical; a
        medicament; a remedy; physic.
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              By medicine, life may be prolonged.   --Shak.
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     3. A philter or love potion. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     4. [F. m['e]decin.] A physician. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     5.
        (a) 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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                  The North American Indian boy usually took as
                  his medicine the first animal of which he
                  dreamed during the long and solitary fast that
                  he observed at puberty.           --F. H.
                                                    Giddings.
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        (b) Hence, a similar object or agency among other savages.
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     6. Short for {Medicine man}.
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     7. Intoxicating liquor; drink. [Slang]
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     {Medicine bag}, a charm; -- so called among the North
        American Indians, or in works relating to them.
  
     {Medicine man} (among the North American Indians), a person
        who professes to cure sickness, drive away evil spirits,
        and regulate the weather by the arts of magic; a shaman.
        
  
     {Medicine seal}, a small gem or paste engraved with reversed
        characters, to serve as a seal. Such seals were used by
        Roman physicians to stamp the names of their medicines.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  medicine
       n 1: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical
            techniques [syn: {medical specialty}]
       2: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates
          the symptoms of disease [syn: {medication}, {medicament},
          {medicinal drug}]
       3: 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" [syn: {practice of medicine}]
       4: punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music";
          "take your medicine" [syn: {music}]
       v : treat medicinally, treat with medicine [syn: {medicate}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  103 Moby Thesaurus words for "medicine":
     anatomy, anesthesiology, audiology, bacteriology, balm, balsam,
     cardiology, chiropody, corpse reviver, cure, cure-all,
     dental surgery, dentistry, dermatology, diagnostics, drops, drug,
     electuary, elixir, embryology, endocrinology, epidemiology,
     ethical drug, etiology, exodontics, firewater, fluoroscopy,
     generic name, geriatrics, gerontology, healing arts, hematology,
     herbs, hooch, hygiene, immunochemistry, immunology, inhalant,
     internal medicine, likker, lincture, linctus, materia medica,
     medical care, medical treatment, medicament, medication, medicinal,
     medicinal herbs, medicines, mental hygiene, mixture, mycology,
     neurology, neurosurgery, nonprescription drug, nostrum, nutrition,
     obstetrics, officinal, ophthalmology, optometry, orthodontics,
     otolaryngology, otology, panacea, patent medicine, pathology,
     periodontics, pharmaceutical, pharmacon, physic, physical medicine,
     powder, preparation, prescription, prescription drug, proprietary,
     proprietary medicine, proprietary name, psychiatry, psychoanalysis,
     psychology, psychotherapy, radiology, remedy, sauce, semeiology,
     serology, simples, snake medicine, surgery, symptomatology, syrup,
     teratology, therapeusis, therapeutics, theraputant, therapy,
     tiger milk, tisane, treatment, vegetable remedies
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  MEDICINE, n.  A stone flung down the Bowery to kill a dog in Broadway.