physic

[ fiz-ik ]

/ ˈfɪz ɪk /

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noun

a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.

any medicine; a drug or medicament.

Archaic. the medical art or profession.

Obsolete. natural science.

verb (used with object), phys·icked, phys·ick·ing.

to treat with or act upon as a physic or medicine.

to work upon as a medicine does; relieve or cure.

Origin of physic

1250–1300; (noun) Middle English fisyk(e), phisik(e) (<Old French fisique) <Latin physica natural science (Medieval Latin: medical science) <Greek physikḗ science of nature, noun use of feminine adj.: pertaining to nature (akin to phŷlon tribe, phylon); (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH physic

physic , physique

Words nearby physic

phys. geog., physi-, physiatrics, physiatrist, physiatry, physic, physical, physical allergy, physical anthropology, physical capital, physical change

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Example sentences from the Web for physic

There’s a multitude of complex physics involved, and who knows how true-to-science the scene is, but getting the details right to successfully grab something in space certainly isn’t easy.
NASA’s About to Try Grabbing a Chunk of Asteroid to Bring to Earth—and You Can Watch|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|October 16, 2020|Singularity Hub
Do not take it away; do not give me the physic of good advice.
Paul Patoff|F. Marion Crawford
He said for no harm; to physic cats; what did it matter to me?
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit|Charles Dickens
Well, extremity must then be your physic; but come, you shall attire yourself in my chamber.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15)|Various

T is the same with physic and poetry—you take to it, or you don't take to it!
The Fortunes Of Glencore|Charles James Lever
No physic, you see, or doctors in our fleet, like the lucky dogs of the Short-Blue.
The Lively Poll|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for physic

physic

/ (ˈfɪzɪk) /

noun

rare a medicine or drug, esp a cathartic or purge

archaic the art or skill of healing

an archaic term for physics (def. 1)

verb -ics, -icking or -icked

(tr) archaic to treat (a patient) with medicine

Derived forms of physic

physicky, adjective

Word Origin for physic

C13: from Old French fisique, via Latin, from Greek phusikē, from phusis nature

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for physic

physic

[ fĭz′ĭk ]

n.

A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic.

单词	physic
释义	physic [ fiz-ik ] / ˈfɪz ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR physic ON THESAURUS.COM noun a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative. any medicine; a drug or medicament. Archaic. the medical art or profession. Obsolete. natural science. verb (used with object), phys·icked, phys·ick·ing. to treat with or act upon as a physic or medicine. to work upon as a medicine does; relieve or cure. Origin of physic 1250–1300; (noun) Middle English fisyk(e), phisik(e) (<Old French fisique) <Latin physica natural science (Medieval Latin: medical science) <Greek physikḗ science of nature, noun use of feminine adj.: pertaining to nature (akin to phŷlon tribe, phylon); (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH physic physic , physique Words nearby physic phys. geog., physi-, physiatrics, physiatrist, physiatry, physic, physical, physical allergy, physical anthropology, physical capital, physical change Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for physic There’s a multitude of complex physics involved, and who knows how true-to-science the scene is, but getting the details right to successfully grab something in space certainly isn’t easy. NASA’s About to Try Grabbing a Chunk of Asteroid to Bring to Earth—and You Can Watch\|Vanessa Bates Ramirez\|October 16, 2020\|Singularity Hub Do not take it away; do not give me the physic of good advice. Paul Patoff\|F. Marion Crawford He said for no harm; to physic cats; what did it matter to me? Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit\|Charles Dickens Well, extremity must then be your physic; but come, you shall attire yourself in my chamber. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15)\|Various T is the same with physic and poetry—you take to it, or you don't take to it! The Fortunes Of Glencore\|Charles James Lever No physic, you see, or doctors in our fleet, like the lucky dogs of the Short-Blue. The Lively Poll\|R.M. Ballantyne British Dictionary definitions for physic physic / (ˈfɪzɪk) / noun rare a medicine or drug, esp a cathartic or purge archaic the art or skill of healing an archaic term for physics (def. 1) verb -ics, -icking or -icked (tr) archaic to treat (a patient) with medicine Derived forms of physic physicky, adjective Word Origin for physic C13: from Old French fisique, via Latin, from Greek phusikē, from phusis nature Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to physic medication, help, corrective, alleviation, antidote, redress, nostrum, recovery, assistance, panacea, treatment, medicine, reparation, remedy, healing, elixir, medicament, drug, aid, fix Medical definitions for physic physic [ fĭz′ĭk ] n. A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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physic

noun

verb (used with object), phys·icked, phys·ick·ing.

Origin of physic

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH physic

Words nearby physic

Example sentences from the Web for physic

British Dictionary definitions for physic

noun

verb -ics, -icking or -icked

Derived forms of physic

Word Origin for physic

Words related to physic

Medical definitions for physic

n.