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   Med·i·cine

   /ˈmedəs(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease (in technical use often taken to exclude surgery): "he made distinguished contributions to pathology and medicine" Similar medical sciencepractice of medicinehealingtherapeuticstherapytreatmenthealing art
   • 2. a compound or preparation used for the treatment or prevention of disease, especially a drug or drugs taken by mouth: "give her some medicine" Similar medicationmedicamentremedycurenostrumpatent medicinequack remedypanaceacure-allplacebodrugprescriptiondosetreatmentarchaic:physicrare:medicinal
   • ▪ healing substances or drugs collectively: "an aid convoy loaded with food and medicine"
   • 3. (especially among some North American Indian peoples) a spell, charm, or fetish believed to have healing, protective, or other power: "Fleur was murdering him by use of bad medicine"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin medicina, from medicus ‘physician’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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