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Etymology
ME. term|lang=enm|medicin < L. term|medicina|medicīna

Pronunciation
a|US AHD|�me-d�-s�n, IPA|/�m�d�sɪn/
a|UK AHD|�med-s�n, IPA|/�m�ds�n/
audio|en-us-medicine.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. A treatment or cure.
2. A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
3. The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of disease or illness.
4. The profession of physicians and surgeons; those who practice medicine.
5. Ritual Native American magic used to promote a desired outcome, in hunting, warfare, etc.

Translations
trans-top|substance which promotes healing
Alabama: aissi
Arabic: t-|ar|د�اء|m|trdaw��|scArab
Armenian: Õ¤Õ¥Õ² (degh)
Breton: louzoù p
Bulgarian: t-|bg|лека���во|n|trlekarstvo|scCyrl
Chinese: ��, �� (yàowù)
Croatian: t+|hr|lijek|m
Czech: t+|cs|lék|m
Danish: t-|da|medicin
Dutch: t+|nl|medicijn
Estonian: arstirohi, medikament
Ewe: atike n
Finnish: t+|fi|lääke
French: t+|fr|médicament|m
German: t-|de|Arznei|f, t+|de|Medizin, t|de|Medikament
Greek: t-|el|�ά�μακο|n|trfármako|scGrek
Hungarian: t+|hu|gyógyszer, t+|hu|orvosság
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Hebrew: תר�פ� (truf�) f
Icelandic: t+|is|lyf|n
Italian: t+|it|medicina|f
Japanese: � (���, kusuri)
Kurdish: t+|ku|derman|m, t+|ku|îlac|m, t+|ku|د��ر�ا�|sc=KUchar
Navajo: azee'
Neapolitan: 'mmericìna f
Norwegian: t-|no|legemiddel|n, t-|no|medikament|n, t-|no|medisin|m
Persian: fa-Arab|دار� (dâru)
Polish: t-|pl|lekarstwo|n, t+|pl|lek|m
Portuguese: t-|pt|remédio|m
Russian: t-|ru|лека���во|n|trlekárstvo|scCyrl
Serbian: lek m, zdravilo n
Slovene: t+|sl|zdravilo|n
Spanish: t+|es|medicamento|m, t+|es|medicina|f
Swedish: t-|sv|läkemedel|n, t-|sv|medicin|c
Telugu: మ�ద� (mandu), �షద� (aushadam)
Turkish: t+|tr|ilaç
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trans-top|field of study
Arabic: t-|ar|ا�طب|m|tra�-�íbb|scArab
Armenian: բժշկո�թյո�ն (bžškut῾yun)
Breton: medisinerezh m
Bulgarian: t-|bg|меди�ина|f|trmeditsina|scCyrl
Chinese: �學, �学 (yīxué)
Croatian: t-|hr|medicina|f
Czech: t-|cs|léka�ství|n
Danish: t-|da|medicin
Dutch: t+|nl|geneeskunde
Estonian: meditsiin
Finnish: t-|fi|lääketiede
French: t-|fr|médecine|f
German: t+|de|Medizin|f
Greek: t-|el|ια��ική|f|triatriki|scGrek
Hebrew: רפ��� (refuʾ�) f
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Hungarian: t|hu|orvostudomány, t|hu|orvostan
Icelandic: t-|is|læknisfræði|f
Italian: t+|it|medicina|f, t+|it|clinica|f
Japanese: �学 (���, igaku)
Kurdish: t+|ku|tib|f
Neapolitan: 'mmericìna f
Norwegian: t-|no|medisin|m
Persian: fa-Arab|پزشک� (pezeški)
Polish: t-|pl|medycyna|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|medicina|f
Russian: t-|ru|меди�ина|f|trmedicína|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|medicina|f
Spanish: t+|es|medicina|f
Swedish: t-|sv|medicin|c, t-|sv|läkarvetenskap|c, t-|sv|läkekonst|c
Telugu: వ�ద�య� (vaidyam)
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trans-top|ritual Native American magic
Alabama: apofka
Danish: t-|da|medicin
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Hungarian: t|hu|varázsszer
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ttbc|Albanian: bar m, ilaç m
ttbc|Breton: mezegiezh f
ttbc|Catalan: medicament m
ttbc|Dutch: artsenij
ttbc|Esperanto: medikamento
ttbc|Hindi: दवा� (dav�ī)
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ttbc|Indonesian: obat
ttbc|Marathi: �षद (oušad)
ttbc|Romanian: leac m|f
ttbc|Swahili: dawa, madawa pl (noun 5,6) (1,2)
ttbc|Tamil: ��தம� (auṭatam)
ttbc|Tok Pisin: marasin
ttbc|Ukrainian: лека���во n
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Derived terms
take one's medicine ~ to accept punishment.
medicine ball
medicine man
medicine show

Synonyms
sense|treatment panacea, regimen, course, program, prescription
sense|substance drug, prescription, pharmaceutical, pill, powder, potion, balm, salve, capsule, draught, elixir

See also
Prescription Desk Reference, Prescription Drug Information:

References
R:Dictionary.com|medicine
"medicine" in the Merriam-Webster On-line dictionary
"medicine" in the Hutchinson Encyclopaedia, Helicon Publishing LTD 2007.

Italian

Noun
medicine f

1. plural of|medicina|lang=Italian

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