See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
Orthomolecular medicine (orthomolecular nutritional medicine, orthomolecular therapy)(health)
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medicine noun1. ME.
[Old French medecine, -icine (mod. medecine) from Latin medicina, from medicus: see MEDIC noun1 & adjective1, -INE4.]
The science or practice of the diagnosis and treatment of illness and injury and the preservation of health; spec. the science or practice of restoring and preserving health by drugs and the regulation of diet, habits, etc., rather than by surgical methods. ME.
J. T. Flexner Morgan apprenticed himself to an experienced doctor; there was no other way of studying medicine. J. Raban Traditional Arab medicinethe herbal remedies which were now banned in the new hospitals.
A substance or preparation used in the treatment of illness; a medicament, a drug; esp. one taken orally. Also, such substances generally. ME.
J. Wesley One of the mistresses..near death..found no help from all the medicines she had taken.
b. fig. A remedy, esp. one which is necessary but disagreeable or unwelcome. ME.
M. R. Mitford He finds in constant employment a medicine for great grief.
A drug used for other than remedial purposes, as a cosmetic, poison, potion, etc. LME-E17.
Among N. American Indians, (an object or practice thought to possess) magical, esp. healing or protective, power. E19.
b. = medicine man below. E19.
Alcoholic drink. Now also, narcotic, esp. addictive, drugs. slang. M19.
Phrases: a dose of one's own medicine, a taste of one's own medicine, etc., repayment or retaliation in kind, tit for tat. bad medicine (a) among N. American Indians, bad luck (regarded as able to be inherited or acquired); (b) slang a thing or person regarded as being sinister or ill-omened. clinical medicine: see CLINICAL 1. forensic medicine: see FORENSIC adjective. fringe medicine: see FRINGE adjective. nuclear medicine: see NUCLEAR adjective. patent medicine: see PATENT adjective. preventive medicine: see PREVENTIVE adjective. social medicine: see SOCIAL adjective. socialized medicine: see SOCIALIZE verb 2. take one's medicine submit to or endure something necessary or deserved but disagreeable; learn a lesson.
Comb.: medicine ball a large heavy stuffed usu. leather ball thrown and caught for exercise; medicine chest a box containing medicines, items for first aid, etc.; medicine glass a small drinking-glass graduated for use in measuring medicines; medicine line (now rare) among N. American Indians, the border between Canada and the US; medicine lodge a structure used for religious ceremonies by certain N. American Indian peoples; a religious society among these peoples; medicine man (a) a healer or shaman among N. American Indians and other peoples; (b) colloq. a doctor; medicine murder murder committed to obtain parts of the body for medicine; ritual murder; medicine seal Archaeology a small cubical or oblong stone with inscriptions in intaglio, apparently used by Roman physicians for marking their drugs; medicine show N. Amer. a travelling show in which entertainers attract customers to whom medicine can be sold; medicine stamp = medicine seal above; medicine tree the horseradish tree; medicine wheel a stone circle built by N. American Indians; medicine wolf US = COYOTE; medicine woman a N. American Indian female healer or shaman.
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