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"

  synonyms : practice of medicine

• (noun) punishment for one's actions

  "you have to face the music", "take your medicine"

  synonyms : music

• (noun) (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

  synonyms : medicament , medication , medicinal drug

• (noun) the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

  synonyms : medical specialty

• (verb) treat medicinally, treat with medicine

  synonyms : medicate

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