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Middle English medicin < Old French < Latin medicīna (“‘the healing art, medicine, a physician's shop, a remedy, medicine’”), feminine of medicinus (“‘of or belonging to physic or surgery, or to a physician or surgeon’”) < medicus (“‘a physician, surgeon’”) < medeor (“‘I heal’”).

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(US) enPR: ˈme-də-sən, IPA: /ˈmɛdəsɪn/
(UK) enPR: ˈmed-sən, IPA: /ˈmɛdsən/
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Singular
Medicine

Plural
Medicines

Medicine (plural Medicines)

A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
A treatment or cure.
The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
The profession of physicians, surgeons and related specialisms; those who practice medicine.
Ritual Native American magic used (notably by a medicine man) to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, warfare etc.

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(treatment): regimen, course, program, prescription
(substance): drug, prescription, pharmaceutical, elixir
See also Wikisaurus:medicine
See also Wikisaurus:pharmaceutical

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substance which promotes healing

Afrikaans: medisyne af(af)
Alabama: aissi
Arabic: دواء ar(ar) (dawā’) m.
Armenian: դեղ (deġ)
Breton: louzoù pl.
Bulgarian: лекарство bg(bg) (lekarstvo) n.
Chinese: 药 (yào), 药材 (yàocái), 藥物 (yàowù), 药物 (yàowù), 经方 (jīngfāng)
Croatian: lijek hr(hr) m.
Czech: lék cs(cs) m.
Danish: medicin da(da) c.
Dutch: medicijn nl(nl) n., geneesmiddel nl(nl) n.
Estonian: arstirohi, medikament
Ewe: atike n.
Finnish: lääke fi(fi)
French: médicament fr(fr) m.
German: Arznei de(de) f., Medizin de(de) f., Medikament de(de) n.
Greek:
Ancient: φαρμάκιον (farmakion) n., φαρμάκευμα (farmakeuma) n., βοήθημα (voithima) n.
Modern: φάρμακο el(el) (fármako) n.
Hebrew: תרופה (trufā) f.
Hungarian: gyógyszer hu(hu), orvosság hu(hu)
Icelandic: lyf is(is) n.
Italian: medicina it(it) f.
Japanese: 薬 ja(ja) (yak)

Kurdish: derman ku(ku) m., îlac ku(ku) m., ده‌رمان ku(ku)
Lao: ຢາ (yaa)
Latvian: zāles f. pl., medikaments m.
Luhya: kamalesi
Macedonian: лек mk(mk) (lek) m., лекарство mk(mk) (lekárstvo) n.
Meru: ndawa
Navajo: azee'
Neapolitan: 'mmericìna f.
Norwegian: legemiddel no(no) n., medikament no(no) n., medisin no(no) m.
Persian: دارو (dâru)
Polish: lekarstwo pl(pl) n., lek pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: remédio pt(pt) m.
Romanian: medicament ro(ro) n.
Russian: лекарство ru(ru) (lekárstvo) n.
Scottish Gaelic: leigheas gd(gd) m., cungaidh gd(gd) f.
Serbian: lek sr(sr) m., zdravilo sr(sr) n.
Slovene: zdravilo sl(sl) n.
Sotho: moriana st(st)
Spanish: medicamento es(es) m., medicina es(es) f.
Swahili: dawa sw(sw)
Swedish: läkemedel sv(sv) n., medicin sv(sv) c.
Taos: woléne
Telugu: మందు (mandu), ఔషదం (aushadam)
Thai: ยา th(th) (ya)
Turkish: ilaç tr(tr)
Ukrainian: ліки uk(uk) (líky) m. pl., лік uk(uk) (lik) m., лікарство uk(uk) (likárstvo) n.

treatment or cure

Armenian: դեղ (deġ)
Chinese: 中医, 中醫 (zhōngyī)
Czech: lék cs(cs) m.
Ewe: atike n., amatsi n.
Latvian: ārstēšana f. (process of treatment), ārstniecība f. (treatment in general), izārstēšana f. (treatment with a supposed successful outcome)

Macedonian: лекување mk(mk) (lekúvanje) n., лек mk(mk) (lek) m.
Scottish Gaelic: leigheas gd(gd) m.
Taos: woléne
Thai: การรักษา th(th) (kan raksa)
Ukrainian: лікування uk(uk) (likuvánnja) n., лік uk(uk) (lik) m.

field of study

Arabic: الطب ar(ar) (aʈ-ʈíbb) m.
Armenian: բժշկություն (bžškut῾yun)
Breton: medisinerezh m.
Bulgarian: медицина bg(bg) (meditsina) f.
Chinese: 醫學, 医学 (yīxué), 方剂学 (fāngjìxué)
Croatian: medicina hr(hr) f.
Czech: lékařství cs(cs) n.
Danish: medicin da(da) c.
Dutch: geneeskunde nl(nl) f., artsenij f., medicijnen pl.
Esperanto: medicino eo(eo)
Estonian: meditsiin et(et)
Finnish: lääketiede fi(fi)
French: médecine fr(fr) f.
German: Medizin de(de) f.
Greek: ιατρική el(el) (iatriki) f.
Hebrew: רפואה (refuʾā) f.
Hungarian: orvostudomány hu(hu), orvostan hu(hu)
Icelandic: læknisfræði is(is) f.

Italian: medicina it(it) f., clinica it(it) f.
Japanese: 医学 (いがく, igaku)
Kurdish: tib ku(ku) f.
Latvian: medicīna f.
Macedonian: медицина mk(mk) (medicína) f.
Neapolitan: 'mmericìna f.
Norwegian: medisin no(no) m.
Persian: پزشکی (pezeški), طب
Polish: medycyna pl(pl) f.
Portuguese: medicina pt(pt) f.
Russian: медицина ru(ru) (medicína) f.
Scottish Gaelic: eòlas-leigheas gd(gd) m.
Slovene: medicina sl(sl) f.
Spanish: medicina es(es) f.
Swedish: medicin sv(sv) c., läkarvetenskap sv(sv) c., läkekonst sv(sv) c.
Telugu: వైద్యం (vaidyam)
Thai: แพทยศาสตร์ th(th) (phaetthayasat)
Ukrainian: медицина uk(uk) (medycýna) f.

profession

Czech: lékařství cs(cs) n.
Dutch: artsenij f., geneeskunde
Latvian: medicīna f.

Scottish Gaelic: leigheas gd(gd) m.
Thai: แพทย์ th(th) (phaet)
Ukrainian: медицина uk(uk) (medycýna) f.

ritual Native American magic

Hungarian: varázsszer hu(hu)
Macedonian: вражење mk(mk) (vráženje) n., вражба mk(mk) (vrážba) f.

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Albanian: bar m., ilaç m.
Breton: mezegiezh f.
Catalan: medicament m.
Hindi: दवाई (davāī)

Indonesian: obat
Marathi: औषद (oušad)
Romanian: leac m. and f.
Swahili: dawa, madawa pl (noun 5,6) (1,2)
Tamil: ஔடதம் (auṭatam)
Tok Pisin: marasin

ReferencesModificar

Prescription Desk Reference, Prescription Drug Information:
“medicine” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
"medicine" in the Merriam-Webster On-line dictionary
"medicine" in the Hutchinson Encyclopaedia, Helicon Publishing LTD 2007.
Medicine in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Medicine at OneLook® Dictionary Search