medicine
US /ˈmɛdəsən/
Definition
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Take this medicine twice a day after eating a meal.
Word Family
NounNoun
medicine gốc
medication
VerbVerb
medicine gốc
medicate
AdjectiveAdj
AdverbAdv
medically
medicinally
Synonyms
- medication(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
- druga substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
- medical sciencehaving a meaning similar to medicine
Collocations
- Easy cough medicineto cough medicine, meaning to exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
- Medium licensed to practice medicineto licensed to practice medicine, meaning to authorize officially
- Hard groundbreaking breakthroughs in preventive medicinedescribing groundbreaking breakthroughs in preventive medicine (the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project)
- Very Hard taste a dose of one's own medicineto taste a dose of one's own medicine, meaning to have flavor; taste of something
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.