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phys⋅ic

  [fiz-ik] noun, verb, -icked, -ick⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
2. any medicine; a drug or medicament.
3. Archaic. the medical art or profession.
4. Obsolete. natural science.
–verb (used with object)
5. to treat with or act upon as a physic or medicine.
6. to work upon as a medicine does; relieve or cure.
Origin:
1250–1300; (n.) ME fisyk(e), phisik(e) (< OF fisique) < L physica natural science (ML: medical science) < Gk physik science of nature, n. use of fem. adj.: pertaining to nature (akin to phŷlon tribe, phylon ); (v.) ME, deriv. of the n.
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phys·ic   (fĭz'ĭk)   
n.  

  1. A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic.

  2. Archaic The art or profession of medicine.

tr.v.   phys·icked, phys·ick·ing, phys·ics

  1. To act on as a cathartic.

  2. To cure or heal.

  3. To treat with or as if with medicine.


[Middle English phisik, from Old French fisique, medical science, natural science, from Latin, natural science, from Greek phusikē, feminine of phusikos, of nature, from phusis, nature; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: 1phys·ic
Pronunciation: 'fiz-ik
Function: noun
1 a : the art or practice of healing disease b : thepractice or profession of medicine
2 : a medicinal agent or preparation; especially : PURGATIVE

Main Entry: 2physic
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: phys·icked; phys·ick·ing
: to treat with or administermedicine to; especially : PURGE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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physic phys·ic (fĭz'ĭk)
n.
A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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