medicine

n. art and science of disease treatment and health maintenance; medication, remedy, drug; substance used for medical treatment

For the chemical substances known as medicines, see medication. For other uses, see Medicine (disambiguation). Medicine is the science and "" of maintaining and/or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of patients. The term is derived from the Latin ars medicina meaning the art of healing.
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Medicine /med·i·cine/ 1. any drug or remedy. 2. the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health. 3. [more]Medicine - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
(synonym) medical specialty
(hypernym) medical science
(hyponym) allergology
(derivation) medicate
(class) acute
2. (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
(synonym) medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hypernym) drug
(hyponym) acyclovir, Zovirax
(substance-meronym) physostigmine
(derivation) medicate
(classification) medical specialty
(class) prescription(a)
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"
(synonym) practice of medicine
(hypernym) learned profession
(hyponym) preventive medicine
(derivation) medicate
(classification) medical specialty
(class) group practice
4. punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine"
(synonym) music
(hypernym) punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation
(class) vet
Verb
1. treat medicinally, treat with medicine
(synonym) medicate
(hypernym) treat, care for
(hyponym) drug, dose
(derivation) practice of medicine
(classification) practice of medicine

n. medicine; medicament, drug, remedy