Synonyms: practice of medicine, medicine
Definition: 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
Usage: he studied medicine at Harvard
Similar words: learned profession
Definition: one of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles
Definition: punishment for one's actions
Usage: you have to face the music; take your medicine
Similar words: punishment, penalisation, penalization, penalty
Definition: the act of punishing
Synonyms: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
Definition: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Similar words: drug
Definition: a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
Synonyms: medical specialty, medicine
Definition: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
Similar words: medical science
Definition: the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
Definition: treat medicinally, treat with medicine
Similar words: treat, care for
Definition: provide treatment for
Usage: The doctor treated my broken leg; The nurses cared for the bomb victims; The patient must be treated right away or she will die; Treat the infection with antibiotics