medicine

medicine
n.
method, science of treating disease

1) to practice medicine

2) to study medicine

3) aerospace, space; allopathic; alternative (BE), complementary (BE), fringe (BE); aviation; ayurvedic; clinical; community, social; defensive; family; folk; forensic, legal; group; homeopathic; industrial, occupational; internal; military; molecular; nuclear; osteopathic; physical; preventive; socialized; sports; traditional; tropical; veterinary medicine

remedy

4) to take (a) medicine (to take medicine for a cold)

5) to prescribe (a) medicine

6) a cough; nonprescription, over-the-counter; patent; proprietary medicine

7) strong medicine (also fig.)

8) medicine for

punishment

(colloq.)

9) to take one's medicine ('to accept one's punishment')

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['meds(ə)n]
allopathic
ayurvedic
clinical
folk
forensic. legal
homeopathic
industrial
molecular
nonprescription
nuclear
occupational: internal
osteopathic
over-the-counter
physical
preventive
proprietary medicine
social
socialized
tropical
veterinary medicine
fringe (BE)
['method, science of treating disease'] to practice medicine
a cough
aerospace. space
to prescribe (a) medicine
to study medicine
medicine for
['punishment'] (colloq.) to take one's medicine ('to accept one's punishment')
strong medicine (also fig.)
['remedy'] to take (a) medicine (to take medicine for a cold)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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