MEDICINE as NOUN

  1. 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
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • punishment for one’’s actions
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
  3. Meaning
    • (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) medicine is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) medicine is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

MEDICINE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • treat medicinally, treat with medicine
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) medicine is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)