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MEDICINE Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word medicine. (exact relations)
There are 23 hypernyms of the word medicine. (close relations)

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drug
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

verb

• administer a drug to

• use recreational drugs

medication
nounn
noun

• (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

• the act of treating with medicines or remedies

pharmaceutical
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists

• of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment

noun

• drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment

cure
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

verb

• provide a cure for, make healthy again

• prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve

• make (substances) hard and improve their usability

• be or become preserved

remedy
verb, nounv, n
noun

• act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

• a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

verb

• set straight or right

• provide relief for

therapy
nounn
noun

• (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)

treatment
nounn
noun

• care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

• the management of someone or something

• a manner of dealing with something artistically

• (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)

• an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

course
nounn
noun

• education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

• a connected series of events or actions or developments

• general line of orientation

• a mode of action

• a line or route along which something travels or moves

• a body of students who are taught together

• part of a meal served at one time

• (construction) a layer of masonry

• facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport

adverb

• as might be expected

verb

• move swiftly through or over

• move along, of liquids

• hunt with hounds

elixir
nounn
noun

• a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste

• hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold

• a substance believed to cure all ills

medicament
nounn
noun

• (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

medicate
verbv
verb

• impregnate with a medicinal substance

• treat medicinally, treat with medicine

music
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

• any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds

• musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)

• (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)

• punishment for one's actions

prescription
nounn
adjective

• available only with a doctor's written prescription

noun

• directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions

• a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist

• written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person

• written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient

program
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

• a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need

• a radio or television show

• a document stating the aims and principles of a political party

• an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event

• an integrated course of academic studies

• (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

• a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation

verb

• arrange a program of or for

• write a computer program

regimen
nounn
noun

• (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)

medical specialty
nounn
noun

• the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

medicinal drug
nounn
noun

• (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

practice of medicine
nounn
noun

• 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

Best Hypernyms For MEDICINE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for medicine, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (19)
drug cure cure-all elixir healing medication nostrum panacea penalisation penalization penalty pharmaceutical potion prescription punishment remedy therapy treat treatment
Phrases (4)
care forlearned professionmedical sciencepatent medicine

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