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med·i·cine
I. \ˈmedəsə̇n, chiefly Brit -dsə̇n\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English medecine, medicine, from Old French, from Latin medicina, from feminine of medicinus of a physician, medical, from medicus physician + -inus -ine — more at medical
1.
a. : a substance or preparation used in treating disease
b. : a person, agency, or influence that affects well-being
< a figure symbolic of strength and perseverance will be good medicine for the whole Western coalition — R.H.Rovere >
< he's bad medicine — Zane Grey >
2. : the science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease; sometimes : the branch of this field concerned with the nonsurgical treatment of disease — distinguished from obstetrics and surgery
3. : a drug or similar substance (as a potion, poison, or elixir) applied to nonmedical use
4.
a. : any of various objects supposed by the No. American Indians to give control over natural or magical forces or to act as a protective or healing charm; also : magical power or a magical rite
b. : a similar object or agency among other primitive peoples
c. : a potent influence
< it's big medicine socially … to have one of these places — Calder Willingham >
Synonyms: see remedy
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English medecinen, medicinen, from Middle French medeciner, mediciner, from medecine, medicine, noun
: to give medicine to : work a medicinal effect on
< the mixture was smooth and palatable … its gracious flavor medicined his mind to an immediate calm — Elinor Wylie > |