physic
1 of 2noun
phys·ic ˈfi-zik 
1
a
: the art or practice of healing disease
b
: the practice or profession of medicine
2
: a medicinal agent or preparation
especially : purgative
3
archaic : natural science
physic
2 of 2verb
physicked; physicking
transitive verb
1
: to treat with or administer medicine to
especially : purge
2
: heal, cure
Synonyms
Noun
- cure
- drug
- medicament
- medication
- medicinal
- medicine
- pharmaceutical
- remedy
- specific
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Example Sentences
Noun the museum has an exhibit on some of the strange physics that were once used to cure disease
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English physik natural science, art of medicine, from Anglo-French phisique, fisik, from Latin physica, singular, natural science, from Greek physikē, from feminine of physikos — more at physics
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
physic 1 of 2
noun
phys·ic ˈfiz-ik
1
a
: the art or practice of healing disease
b
: the practice or profession of medicine
2
: a medicinal agent or preparation
especially : purgative
physic
2 of 2transitive verb
physicked; physicking
: to treat with or administer medicine to
especially : purge
physicking
verb
as in ministering (to)
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- ministering (to)
- attending (to)
- treating
- nursing
- healing
- setting up
- caring (for)
- curing
- medicating
- doctoring
- rehabilitating
- revitalizing
- rejuvenating
- fixing
- reviving
- rehabbing
- resuscitating
- repairing
- renewing
- alleviating
- relieving
- mending
- remedying
- fortifying
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- damaging
- hurting
- impairing
- disabling
- crippling
- harming
- injuring
- mutilating
- wounding
- laying up
- wasting
- weakening
- debilitating
- ailing
- maiming
- mangling
- lacerating
- sickening
- laming
- afflicting
- sapping
- enervating
- enfeebling