what does medicine mean?
MEDICINE as NOUN
- Meaning
- 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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- he studied medicine at Harvard
Hypernyms(s) medicine is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- punishment for one’’s actions
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- you have to face the music
- take your medicine
Hypernyms(s) medicine is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
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Hypernyms(s) medicine is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
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Hypernyms(s) medicine is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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MEDICINE as VERB
- Meaning
- treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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Hypernyms(s) medicine is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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