medicine

CEFRA1

/ˈmɛd.ɪ.s(ɪ)n/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A substance used to prevent or treat illness.

  2. 02

    noun

    The science and practice of treating illness.

Examples

  • Take this medicine in case you get sick.

  • Have you taken your medicine yet?

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmed.ɪ.s(ɪ)n/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any treatment or cure.

  2. The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.

  3. A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.

More examples

In context

  • I have to take medicine.

  • A legislative remedy might be some harsh medicine; is that cure worse than the ill?

  • This medicine has fewer adverse effects than others in its drug class.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English medicin, from Middle French medicine, from Old French medecine, from Latin medicīna (“the healing art, medicine, a physician's shop, a remedy, medicine”), feminine of medicīnus (“of or belonging to physic or surgery, or to a physician or surgeon”), from medicus (“a physician, surgeon”). The extended sense of "Indigenous magic" is a calque of Ojibwe mashkiki (“medicine”) or mide (or cognates in related languages) when used in compounds such as Grand Medicine Society, medicine lodge, medicine dance, medicine bag, medicine wheel, medicine man, Medicine Line, and bad medicine or place names such as Medicine Hat, Medicine Creek, etc.