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1. medicine
   Type: Term Pronunciation: med′i-sin Definitions: 1. A drug. 2. The art of preventing or curing disease; the science concerned with disease in all its relations. 3. The study and treatment of general diseases or those affecting the internal parts of the body, especially those not usually requiring surgical intervention. &...
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2. Medicine
   The magic, secret charms of the Indian. Also the bait used in trapping.
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3. medicine
   [n] - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques 2. [n] - something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease 3. [n] - 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
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4. Medicine
   a social institution concerned with combating disease and improving health
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5. medicine
   The Romans gained much of their knowledge from the Greeks and in particular from the Greek doctor, Hippocrates. Roman medicine was a mixture of science and religion, so cures could range from eating dung to chanting. Doctors were likely to blame an illness on a curse. People believed in the healing power of the gods. Therefore many sick Romans eith…
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6. medicine
   a large leather-covered ball skuffed with several pounds of soft material and used for conditioning exercises Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure
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7. Medicine
   Med'i·cine noun 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, ...
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8. Medicine
   Med'i·cine noun [ Latin medicina (sc. ars ), from medicinus medical, from medicus : confer French médecine . See Medical .] 1. The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of dis...
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9. Medicine
   Med'i·cine transitive verb 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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10. medicine
    A scientifically-based discipline dedicated to the prevention and treatment of disease and injury. ... A compound used to treat disease, injury or pain. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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11. medicine
    practice of medicine noun 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`
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12. medicine
    medication noun (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
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13. medicine
    medical specialty noun the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
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14. medicine
    (med´ĭ-sin) any drug or remedy. the art and science of the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health. the nonsurgical treatment of disease.
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15. Medicine
    • (n.) A philter or love potion. • (v. t.) To give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure. • (n.) A physician. • (n.) Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a remedy; physic. • (n.) The science which relates to the pr...
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16. medicine
    the practice concerned with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease.[44 related articles]
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17. medicine
    medicine 1. A drug or remedy.2. The act and science of the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health; as well as, the prevention of illness.3. Treatment of disease by medical, as distinguished from surgical actions; nonsurgical treatment. There are several varieties of medicin...
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18. Medicine
    Music, Poetry, Prophecy, Truth, Medicine, Light; Earlier, the Sun Greek: Apollo; (god) Latin: Apollo (god, also called Phoebus Apollo) The god of the sun, music, poetry, and medicine. Symbols: The lyre (a musical instrument resembling a harp), arrows, and the sun chariot.
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19. Medicine
    Medicine is slang for intoxicating liquor.
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20. Medicine
    Medicine is slang for intoxicating liquor.
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21. Medicine
    [band] Beth Thompson Jim Goodall Eddie Ruscha Jim Putnam Matt Devine Bernard Yin Dean Opseth Annette Zilinskas Marianne Grubbs Medicine is an alternative noise-pop/rock band from the San Fernando Valley, United States. They were formed in 1991 by guitarist Brad Laner (born November 6, 1966) ...
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22. Medicine
    Medicine is field of applied science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness in human beings. Contemporary medicine applies health science, biomedical research, and medical technology to ...
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23. medicine
    medicine, the science and art of treating and preventing disease.Sections in this article:IntroductionHistory of MedicineModern Health Care ManagementBibliography
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24. medicine
    Click images to enlargeThe practice of preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease, both physical and mental; also any substance used in the treatment of disease. The basis of medicine is anatomy (the structure and form of the body) and physiology (the study of the body's functions). In the West, medicine increas...
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25. medicine
    (biology) Chemicals use to treat disease or injury. The term drug is also often used to refer to these chemicals. However, the term drug is now often used to refer to the recreational drugs, such as alcohol, nicotine, and illegal drugs such as cannabis. These drugs are either not used much in ...
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