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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
med·i·cine 
[med-uh-sin or, especially Brit., med-suhn] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -cined, -cin·ing.
[med-uh-sin or, especially Brit., med-suhn] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -cined, -cin·ing. –noun
–verb (used with object)
—Idioms
| 1. | any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy. |
| 2. | the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition, as by means of drugs, surgical operations or appliances, or manipulations: often divided into medicine proper, surgery, and obstetrics. |
| 3. | the art or science of treating disease with drugs or curative substances, as distinguished from surgery and obstetrics. |
| 4. | the medical profession. |
| 5. | (among North American Indians) any object or practice regarded as having magical powers. |
| 6. | to administer medicine to. |
| 7. | give someone a dose or taste of his or her own medicine, to repay or punish a person for an injury by use of the offender's own methods. |
| 8. | take one's medicine, to undergo or accept punishment, esp. deserved punishment: He took his medicine like a man. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| med·i·cine
(měd'ĭ-sĭn) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin medicīna, from feminine of medicīnus, of a doctor, from medicus, physician; see medical.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
medicine
medicine
c.1225, from L. medicina, originally ars medicina "the medical art," from fem. of medicinus (adj.) "of a doctor," from medicus "a physician" (see medical). To take (one's) medicine "submit to something disagreeable" is first recorded 1865. N.Amer. Indian medicine-man "shaman" is first attested 1801, from Amer. Indian adoption of the word in sense of "magical influence." The U.S.-Canadian boundary they called Medicine Line (first attested 1910), because it conferred a kind of magic protection: punishment for crimes committed on one side of it could be avoided by crossing over to the other. Medicine show "traveling show meant to attract a crowd so patent medicine can be sold to them" is Amer.Eng., 1938. Medicine ball "stuffed leather ball used for exercise" is from 1895.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| medicine | |
noun | |
| 1. | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| 2. | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
| 3. | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" |
| 4. | punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine" [syn: music] |
verb | |
| 1. | treat medicinally, treat with medicine [syn: medicate] |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
medicine
(měd'ĭ-sĭn) Pronunciation Key
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
medicine med·i·cine (měd'ĭ-sĭn)
n.
- The science of diagnosing, treating, or preventing disease and other damage to the body or mind.
- The branch of this science encompassing treatment by drugs, diet, exercise, and other nonsurgical means.
- The practice of medicine.
- An agent, such as a drug, used to treat disease or injury.
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Medicine Bow, WY (town, FIPS 51575) Location: 41.89976 N, 106.20103 W
Population (1990): 389 (200 housing units)
Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 82329
Medicine Lake, MT (town, FIPS 48775) Location: 48.50337 N, 104.50021 W
Population (1990): 357 (198 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 59247
Medicine Lodge, KS (city, FIPS 45500) Location: 37.28599 N, 98.58030 W
Population (1990): 2453 (1194 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67104
Medicine Lake, MN (city, FIPS 41462) Location: 45.00250 N, 93.42294 W
Population (1990): 385 (175 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Medicine Park, OK (town, FIPS 47350) Location: 34.72857 N, 98.46402 W
Population (1990): 285 (208 housing units)
Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Yellow Medicine County, MN (county, FIPS 173) Location: 44.71904 N, 95.86330 W
Population (1990): 11684 (4983 housing units)
Area: 1963.2 sq km (land), 14.1 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Medicine
Med"i*cine\, n. [L. medicina (sc. ars), fr. medicinus medical, fr. medicus: cf. F. m['e]decine. See Medical.]1. The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease. 2. Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a remedy; physic. By medicine, life may be prolonged. --Shak. 3. A philter or love potion. [Obs.] --Shak. 4. [F. m['e]decin.] A physician. [Obs.] --Shak. Medicine bag, a charm; -- so called among the North American Indians, or in works relating to them. Medicine man (among the North American Indians), a person who professes to cure sickness, drive away evil spirits, and regulate the weather by the arts of magic. Medicine seal, a small gem or paste engraved with reversed characters, to serve as a seal. Such seals were used by Roman physicians to stamp the names of their medicines.
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Medicine
Med"i*cine\, v. t. To give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure. "Medicine thee to that sweet sleep." --Shak.
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Medicine
Med"i*cine\, n. 1. (a) Among the North American Indians, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing; also, magical power itself; the potency which a charm, token, or rite is supposed to exert. The North American Indian boy usually took as his medicine the first animal of which he dreamed during the long and solitary fast that he observed at puberty. --F. H. Giddings. (b) Hence, a similar object or agency among other savages. 2. Short for Medicine man. 3. Intoxicating liquor; drink. [Slang]
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