medicine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 References 2 Italian 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English medicin < Old French < Latin medicīna (“‘the healing art, medicine, a physician's shop, a remedy, medicine’”), feminine of medicinus (“‘of or belonging to physic or surgery, or to a physician or surgeon’”) < medicus (“‘a physician, surgeon’”) < medeor (“‘I heal’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: ˈme-də-sən, IPA: /ˈmɛdəsɪn/
• (UK) enPR: ˈmed-sən, IPA: /ˈmɛdsən/
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[edit] Noun

medicine (plural medicines)

1. A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
2. A treatment or cure.
3. The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
4. The profession of physicians, surgeons and related specialisms; those who practice medicine.
5. Ritual Native American magic used (notably by a medicine man) to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, warfare etc.

[edit] Synonyms

• (treatment): regimen, course, program, prescription
• (substance): drug, prescription, pharmaceutical, elixir
• See also Wikisaurus:medicine
• See also Wikisaurus:pharmaceutical

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[edit] See also

• therapy
• panacaea

[edit] References

• Prescription Desk Reference, Prescription Drug Information:
• “medicine” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "medicine" in the Merriam-Webster On-line dictionary
• "medicine" in the Hutchinson Encyclopaedia, Helicon Publishing LTD 2007.
• medicine in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• medicine at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

medicine f.

1. Plural form of medicina.