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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Efficacy :: Efficacy (n.) Power to produce effects; operation or energy of an agent or force; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer..
Lambative :: Lambative (n.) A medicine taken by licking with the tongue; a lincture.
Medicative :: Medicative (a.) Medicinal; acting like a 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..
Pharmacon :: Pharmacon (n.) A medicine or drug; also, a poison..
Synthesis :: Synthesis (n.) Composition, or the putting of two or more things together, as in compounding medicines..
Regular :: Regular (a.) Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building..
Hierapicra :: Hierapicra (n.) A warming cathartic medicine, made of aloes and canella bark..
Elixir :: Elixir (n.) A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form..
Iodoform :: Iodoform (n.) A yellow, crystalline, volatile substance, CI3H, having an offensive odor and sweetish taste, and analogous to chloroform. It is used in medicine as a healing and antiseptic dressing for wounds and sores..
Maturant :: Maturant (n.) A medicine, or application, which promotes suppuration..
Antepileptic :: Antepileptic (n.) A medicine for epilepsy.
Gerocomy :: Gerocomy (n.) That part of medicine which treats of regimen for old people.
Syn- :: Symptomatology (n.) The doctrine of symptoms; that part of the science of medicine which treats of the symptoms of diseases; semeiology.
Dispensary :: Dispensary (n.) A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; esp., a place where the poor can obtain medical advice and medicines gratuitously or at a nominal price..
Polypharmacy :: Polypharmacy (n.) The act or practice of prescribing too many medicines.
Expectorant :: Expectorant (n.) An expectorant medicine.
Antaphroditic :: Antaphroditic (n.) An antaphroditic medicine.
Roborant :: Roborant (n.) A strengthening medicine; a tonic.
Dose :: Dose (n.) To give doses to; to medicine or physic to; to give potions to, constantly and without need..
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