Medicine
/ˈmed.sən/ /ˈmed.ɪ.sən/
EN
The science and practice of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease; also refers to a substance taken to treat or prevent illness.
The doctor prescribed a new medicine for my infection.
Etymology
Comes from the Latin 'medicina', meaning 'healing art, drug', derived from 'medicus' which means 'physician, healer'. It entered Old English as 'medicyn' before taking its modern spelling.
Translations
简体中文
医学,药物
繁體中文
醫學,藥物
日本語
医学,薬
한국어
의학,약
Deutsch
Medizin,Arznei
Español
medicina,medicamento
Português
medicina,remédio
Français
médecine,médicament
Català
medicina,medicament
Tiếng Việt
y học,thuốc
Collocations
take medicineprescribe medicinealternative medicineover-the-counter medicineemergency medicine
Synonyms
medicationdrugremedyphysic
Antonyms
poisonillness
Related Words
doctorpharmacyhospitaltreatmentdisease