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medicine

US /ˈmɛdəsən/

noun Core · B1 Sức khỏe

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
medical medicinal medicative
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 medicine
    to cough medicine, meaning to exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
  • Medium licensed to practice medicine
    to licensed to practice medicine, meaning to authorize officially
  • Hard groundbreaking breakthroughs in preventive medicine
    describing 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 medicine
    to taste a dose of one's own medicine, meaning to have flavor; taste of something

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