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Medicine

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musicnounA series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.
medicationnounA medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
medicateverb(transitive) To prescribe or administer medication to.
medicamentnounA medicine, medication or drug.
practice of medicinenounthe 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
medicinal drugnoun(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

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medicationnounA medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
medicateverb(transitive) To prescribe or administer medication to.
medicamentnounA medicine, medication or drug.
musicnounA series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.
medicinal drugnoun(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
practice of medicinenounthe 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
prescriptionnoun(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.
pharmaceuticalnoun(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug.
drugnoun(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
drugmakernounA pharmaceutical manufacturer.
drugstorenoun(chiefly US, Canada) Synonym of pharmacy, especially a small standalone general store which includes a pharmacy.
pharmacynoun(countable) A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed.
pharmanoun(business, pharmacy, pharmacology) The pharmaceutical or drug-making sector.
tcmnounInitialism of traditional Chinese medicine. [The medical theory and practices of Chinese culture, especially herbal medicine, acupuncture, tui na, Daoyin and osteopathy, for preventing or treating illness, or promoting health and well-being; in China (and to an extent elsewhere) still often used in concert with scientific medicine (as complementary medicine).]
medicinalnounTending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.
medicalnoun(informal) A medical examination.
healingnounThe process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
panaceanounA solution to all problems.
physiciannounA medical doctor trained in human medicine.
treatmentnounMedical care for an illness or injury.

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