MEDICINE
Definition:
- [noun] the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
Synonyms: medical specialty
- [noun] (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Synonyms: medication, medicament, medicinal drug
- [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
- [noun] punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine"
Synonyms: music
- [verb] treat medicinally, treat with medicine
Synonyms: medicate
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Related Words:
- drug, dose
- salve
- allergology
- anesthesiology
- angiology
- bacteriology
- biomedicine
- biomedicine
- cardiology
- dentistry, dental medicine, odontology
- prosthetics
- dermatology
- emergency medicine
- endocrinology
- epidemiology
- forensic medicine, forensic pathology
- gastroenterology
- geriatrics, gerontology
- gynecology, gynaecology
- hematology, haematology
- hygiene, hygienics
- immunology
- internal medicine, general medicine
- nephrology
- nuclear medicine
- neurology, clinical neurology
- neuropsychiatry
- nosology, diagnostics
- obstetrics, OB, tocology, midwifery
- oncology
- ophthalmology
- otology, otolaryngology
- pharmacology, pharmacological medicine, materia medica
- pharmacy, pharmaceutics
- psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
- pediatrics, paediatrics, pediatric medicine
- podiatry, chiropody
- proctology
- rheumatology
- space medicine
- sports medicine
- therapeutics
- thoracic medicine
- traumatology, accident surgery
- tropical medicine
- urology, urogenital medicine
- veterinary medicine
- virology
- acyclovir, Zovirax
- alendronate, Fosamax
- allopurinol, Zyloprim
- amrinone, Inocor
- analgesic, anodyne, painkiller, pain pill
- angiogenesis inhibitor
- antiarrhythmic, antiarrhythmic drug, antiarrhythmic medication
- antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide
- anticholinergic, anticholinergic drug
- anticholinesterase
- anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulant
- anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug
- antidepressant, antidepressant drug
- antidiabetic, antidiabetic drug
- antidiarrheal, antidiarrheal drug
- antidiuretic, antidiuretic drug
- antiemetic, antiemetic drug
- antihistamine
- antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug
- anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory drug
- antiprotozoal, antiprotozoal drug
- antipyretic, febrifuge
- antiseptic
- antispasmodic, spasmolytic, antispasmodic agent
- antitussive
- antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drug
- APC
- astringent, astringent drug, styptic
- atomic cocktail
- azathioprine, Imuran
- blocker, blocking agent
- bronchodilator
- calcium blocker, calcium-channel blocker
- carminative
- clofibrate, Atromid-S
- clopidogrel bisulfate, Plavix
- cold medicine
- counterirritant
- cytotoxic drug
- decongestant
- demulcent
- diaphoretic
- disulfiram, Antabuse
- dose
- Drixoral
- drug cocktail, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART
- expectorant, expectorator
- fixed-combination drug
- gemfibrozil, Lopid
- hematinic, haematinic
- herbal medicine
- histamine blocker
- immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive drug, immune suppressant drug
- inhalant, inhalation
- isoproterenol, Isuprel
- isosorbide, Isordil
- lipid-lowering medicine, lipid-lowering medication, statin drug, statin
- methacholine, Mecholyl
- nux vomica
- over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine
- oxytocic, oxytocic drug
- paregoric, camphorated tincture of opium
- patent medicine
- penicillamine, Cuprimine
- pentylenetetrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol, Metrazol
- pharmaceutical
- placebo
- powder
- prescription drug, prescription, prescription medicine, ethical drug
- probenecid
- purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient
- remedy, curative, cure
- rubefacient
- sedative, sedative drug, depressant, downer
- soothing syrup
- specific
- sucralfate, Carafate
- suppository
- tincture
- tonic, restorative
- tyrosine kinase inhibitor
- vermicide
- vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic
- preventive medicine
- alternative medicine
- complementary medicine
