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Words people most associate with “medicine”:

  1. doctor,
  2. pills,
  3. cabinet,
  4. man,
  5. drugs

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Noun (4 meanings)

1. the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques.

medicine, medical specialty

medicine is a type of:
  • medical science (noun) - the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
types of medicine:
  • allergology (noun) - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and treatment of allergies
  • anesthesiology (noun) - the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics
  • angiology (noun) - the branch of medical science that studies the blood and lymph vessels and their disorders
  • bacteriology (noun) - the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease
  • biomedicine (noun) - the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)
  • biomedicine (noun) - the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice
  • cardiology (noun) - the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases
  • dentistry, dental medicine, odontology (noun) - the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
  • dermatology (noun) - the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases
  • emergency medicine (noun) - the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness
  • endocrinology (noun) - the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions
  • epidemiology (noun) - the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease
  • forensic medicine, forensic pathology (noun) - the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes
  • gastroenterology (noun) - the branch of medicine that studies the gastrointestinal tract and its diseases
  • geriatrics, gerontology (noun) - the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
  • gynecology, gynaecology (noun) - the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women
  • hematology, haematology (noun) - the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
  • hygiene, hygienics (noun) - the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
  • immunology (noun) - the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system
  • internal medicine, general medicine (noun) - the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)
  • nephrology (noun) - the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders
  • neurology, clinical neurology (noun) - (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders
  • neuropsychiatry (noun) - the branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders attributable to diseases of the nervous system
  • nosology, diagnostics (noun) - the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease
  • nuclear medicine (noun) - the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells
  • obstetrics, OB, tocology, midwifery (noun) - the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
  • oncology (noun) - the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors
  • ophthalmology (noun) - the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases
  • otology (noun) - the branch of medicine concerned with the ear
  • pediatrics, paediatrics, pediatric medicine, pedology (noun) - the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
  • pharmacology, pharmacological medicine, materia medica (noun) - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
  • pharmacy, pharmaceutics (noun) - the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,
  • podiatry, chiropody (noun) - the branch of medicine concerned with the feet
  • proctology (noun) - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon or rectum or anus
  • prosthetics (noun) - the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts
  • psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine (noun) - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
  • rheumatology (noun) - the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of pathologies of the muscles or tendons or joints
  • rhinolaryngology, otorhinolaryngology, otolaryngology (noun) - the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat
  • space medicine (noun) - the branch of medicine concerned with the effects of space flight on human beings
  • sports medicine (noun) - the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities
  • therapeutics (noun) - branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease
  • thoracic medicine (noun) - the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest
  • traumatology, accident surgery (noun) - the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents
  • tropical medicine (noun) - the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that are found most often in tropical regions
  • urology, urogenital medicine (noun) - the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system
  • veterinary medicine (noun) - the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals (especially domestic animals)
  • virology (noun) - the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases
medicine is derivationally related to:
  • aesculapian, medical (adjective) - of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art
  • medical (adjective) - requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery
  • to medicate, medicine (verb) - treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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  • achromia (noun) - an absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cells
  • acute (adjective) - having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
  • algid (adjective) - chilly
  • to auscultate (verb) - examine by auscultation
  • to autopsy (verb) - perform an autopsy on a dead body
  • bloodletting (noun) - formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
  • carrier, immune carrier (noun) - (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
  • catatonic (adjective) - characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs
  • chelation (noun) - (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning
  • chronic (adjective) - being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
  • clinician (noun) - a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments
  • clonic (adjective) - of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction and relaxation
  • contraindication (noun) - (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
  • corroborant (adjective) - used of a medicine that is strengthening
  • curvature (noun) - (medicine) a curving or bending
  • donor (noun) - (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)
  • dysfunction, disfunction (noun) - (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group
  • emergency procedure (noun) - (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
  • epidemic (adjective) - (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease
  • festering, suppuration, maturation (noun) - (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
  • fulgurating (adjective) - sharp and piercing
  • gauze, gauze bandage (noun) - (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
  • general (adjective) - affecting the entire body
  • germ theory (noun) - (medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms
  • host (noun) - (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
  • iatrogenic (adjective) - induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment)
  • imaging, tomography (noun) - (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
  • immunity, resistance (noun) - (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
  • indication (noun) - (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
  • infection (noun) - (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
  • infusion (noun) - (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
  • insufflation (noun) - (medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)
  • invasion (noun) - (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body
  • invasive (adjective) - relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision
  • irrigation (noun) - (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
  • licensing fee, license fee, license tax (noun) - a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine)
  • local (adjective) - affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
  • localized, localised (adjective) - confined or restricted to a particular location
  • low-level radioactive waste (noun) - (medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests)
  • malignancy, malignance (noun) - (medicine) a malignant state
  • 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
  • medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug (noun) - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
  • monster, teras (noun) - (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus
  • negative, disconfirming (adjective) - not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
  • neurotropic (adjective) - (of a virus, toxin, or chemical) tending to attack or affect the nervous system preferentially
  • noninvasive (adjective) - relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity
  • nonspecific (adjective) - not caused by a specific agent
  • ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve (noun) - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
  • palpable (adjective) - can be felt by palpation
  • parenteral (adjective) - administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection)
  • plexor, plessor, percussor (noun) - (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes
  • positive, confirming (adjective) - indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
  • potentiation (noun) - (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously
  • psychotic (adjective) - characteristic of or suffering from psychosis
  • radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation (noun) - (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
  • refractory, stubborn (adjective) - not responding to treatment
  • regimen, regime (noun) - (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
  • rejection (noun) - (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign
  • reserve (noun) - (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
  • scatology (noun) - (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)
  • self-limited (adjective) - relating to a disease that tends to run a definite course without treatment
  • sign (noun) - (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
  • snake oil (noun) - (medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless
  • specific (adjective) - being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition
  • succedaneum (noun) - (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)
  • symptom (noun) - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
  • therapy (noun) - (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
  • to tolerate (verb) - have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
  • topical (adjective) - pertaining to the surface of a body part
  • truss (noun) - (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt
  • urinalysis, uranalysis (noun) - (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)
  • venipuncture (noun) - (medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye
  • vicarious (adjective) - occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function
  • to visualize, visualise (verb) - view the outline of by means of an X-ray
  • zymosis (noun) - (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)

2. (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease.

medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug

medicine is a type of:
  • drug (noun) - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
types of medicine:
  • APC (noun) - a drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (aspirin and phenacetin and caffeine)
  • Drixoral (noun) - the trade name for a drug used to treat upper respiratory congestion
  • acyclovir, Zovirax (noun) - an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes
  • alendronate, Fosamax (noun) - a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause
  • allopurinol, Zyloprim (noun) - a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid
medicine is made from:
  • physostigmine (noun) - used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma
medicine is derivationally related to:
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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.

medicine, practice of medicine

Example:
  • “he studied medicine at Harvard”
medicine is a type of:
  • learned profession (noun) - one of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles
types of medicine:
medicine is derivationally related to:
  • medical (adjective) - relating to the study or practice of medicine
  • to medicate, medicine (verb) - treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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  • to bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise (verb) - draw blood
  • to bring around, cure, heal (verb) - provide a cure for, make healthy again
  • to cup, transfuse (verb) - treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
  • to diagnose (verb) - subject to a medical analysis
  • to digitalize (verb) - administer digitalis such that the patient benefits maximally without getting adverse effects
  • to doctor (verb) - give medical treatment to
  • to dope, dope up (verb) - give a narcotic to
  • to dress (verb) - apply a bandage or medication to
  • to drug, dose (verb) - administer a drug to
  • to eviscerate (verb) - remove the contents of
  • to explore (verb) - examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes
  • group practice (noun) - (medicine) the practice of medicine by a group of physicians who share their premises and other resources
  • to immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate (verb) - perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
  • to infuse (verb) - introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes
  • to inject, shoot (verb) - give an injection to
  • to medicate, medicine (verb) - treat medicinally, treat with medicine
  • to medicate (verb) - impregnate with a medicinal substance
  • to nurse (verb) - try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
  • to operate on, operate (verb) - perform surgery on
  • to palpate, feel (verb) - examine (a body part) by palpation
  • to poultice, plaster (verb) - dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
  • to quack (verb) - act as a medical quack or a charlatan
  • to remedy, relieve (verb) - provide relief for
  • to resect, eviscerate (verb) - surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
  • to salve (verb) - apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
  • to slough off (verb) - separate from surrounding living tissue, as in an abortion
  • to soup (verb) - dope (a racehorse)
  • to splint (verb) - support with a splint
  • to strap (verb) - secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
  • to transfuse (verb) - give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to
  • to venesect (verb) - practice venesection
  • to vet (verb) - provide veterinary care for
  • to vet (verb) - provide (a person) with medical care

4. punishment for one's actions.

music, medicine

Examples:
  • “you have to face the music”,
  • “take your medicine”
medicine is a type of:

Verb (1 meaning)

1. treat medicinally, treat with medicine.

to medicate, medicine

to medicine is a way to:
ways to medicine:
  • to drug, dose (verb) - administer a drug to
  • to salve (verb) - apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
to medicine is derivationally related to:
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
  • 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