medicine
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- n the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
- n (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
- n 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 - n punishment for one's actions
take your medicine - v treat medicinally, treat with medicine
- Could Asia's traditional medicine chest hold the cures to age-old illsand can Western science finally unlock its secrets? Simon Elegant investigates.
- As researchers finally begin to unravel the secrets of traditional Asian medicine, ancient herbal remedies are being harnessed to combat a range of diseases from malaria to cancer.