Definition of medicine

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Medicine (n.) The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease..

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Incrassative :: Incrassative (n.) A substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humors..
Savine :: Savine (n.) A coniferous shrub (Juniperus Sabina) of Western Asia, occasionally found also in the northern parts of the United States and in British America. It is a compact bush, with dark-colored foliage, and produces small berries having a glaucous bloom. Its bitter, acrid tops are sometimes used in medicine for gout, amenorrhoea, etc..
Bezoardic :: Bezoardic (n.) A medicine containing bezoar.
Caraway :: Caraway (n.) A biennial plant of the Parsley family (Carum Carui). The seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. They are used in cookery and confectionery, and also in medicine as a carminative..
Dose :: Dose (n.) To proportion properly (a medicine), with reference to the patient or the disease; to form into suitable doses..
Expectorant :: Expectorant (n.) An expectorant medicine.
Restorative :: Restorative (n.) Something which serves to restore; especially, a restorative medicine..
Vasoconstrictor :: Vasoconstrictor (n.) A substance which causes constriction of the blood vessels. Such substances are used in medicine to raise blood pressure.
Physic :: Physic (n.) A specific internal application for the cure or relief of sickness; a remedy for disease; a medicine.
Antistrumatic :: Antistrumatic (n.) A medicine for scrofula.
Syn- :: Symptomatology (n.) The doctrine of symptoms; that part of the science of medicine which treats of the symptoms of diseases; semeiology.
Medicate :: Medicate (v. t.) To treat with medicine.
Zedoary :: Zedoary (n.) A medicinal substance obtained in the East Indies, having a fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is used in medicine as a stimulant..
Cathartic :: Cathartic (n.) A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity.
Antisplenetic :: Antisplenetic (n.) An antisplenetic medicine.
Tampon :: Tampon (n.) A plug introduced into a natural or artificial cavity of the body in order to arrest hemorrhage, or for the application of medicine..
Galvanocaustic :: Galvanocaustic (a.) Relating to the use of galvanic heat as a caustic, especially in medicine..
Drop :: Drop (n.) Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops; as, lavender drops..
Physician :: Physician (n.) A person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one duty authorized to prescribe remedies for, and treat, diseases; a doctor of medicine..
Antisyphilitic :: Antisyphilitic (n.) A medicine for syphilis.
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