medicine
Pill or syrup
Medicine is the science and practice of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease and injury.
A medicine is also a substance used to treat illness: Take your medicine.
The word extends to practices outside Western science: traditional medicine, folk medicine, herbal medicine.
Among some Indigenous peoples, medicine refers to spiritual power or objects embodying it: a medicine bundle, bad medicine.
To take your medicine figuratively means accepting deserved consequences.
Medical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- pillSolid medicine dose
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- tabletFlat portable computing device
antibiotic · pharmacy · over-the-counter · generic · brand-name · vaccine · formulary · dispense
Regaining what was lost
- cureTreatment that heals
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
- reliefEasing of distress
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
recuperation · restoration · remission · healing · salve · balm · poultice · restorative
Licensed medical healer
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- specialistExpert in one field
consultant · clinician · GP · resident · intern · fellow · EMT · midwife
Curative mental treatment
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- IVVein-delivered medication method
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
infusion · syringe · needle · radiation · dialysis · surgery · transplant · procedure
Study of cardiac disorders
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- neurologyMedical science of nerves
- radiologyImaging-based diagnostic medicine
- psychiatryMental health medicine
pediatrics · dermatology · orthopedics · gynecology · urology · geriatrics · anesthesiology · nephrology
Study of organism structure
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- microbiologyStudy of microscopic life
- immunologyScience of bodily defenses
genetics · biochemistry · virology · toxicology · pharmacology · biology · neuroscience · biotechnology
Meant to stop trouble
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
- lifestylePersonal living pattern
- nutritionBodily use of food
- self-careMaintaining personal wellbeing
integrative · functional · screening · checkup · immunization · prophylaxis · exercise · wellbeing
Study of disease spread
- placebo-controlledTested against inactive substance
- double-blindNeither tester nor tested knows
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
grant · funding · publication · protocol · outcome · variable · hypothesis · longitudinal
Relating to medicinal plants
- ayurvedaIndian traditional medicine system
- acupunctureTherapeutic needle insertion
- homeopathyDiluted-substance alternative medicine
- naturopathyAlternative healing using nature
cupping · moxibustion · apothecary · shamanism · herbalism · TCM · reiki · indigenous
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
tablet · antibiotic · pharmacy · over-the-counter · generic · brand-name · vaccine · formulary · dispense · side-effects
recovery
Regaining what was lost
convalescence · recuperation · restoration · remission · healing · salve · balm · poultice · restorative · therapeutic
doctor
Licensed medical healer
specialist · consultant · clinician · GP · resident · intern · fellow · EMT · midwife · healer
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- IVVein-delivered medication method
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
transfusion · infusion · syringe · needle · radiation · dialysis · surgery · transplant · procedure · regimen
cardiology
Study of cardiac disorders
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- neurologyMedical science of nerves
- radiologyImaging-based diagnostic medicine
psychiatry · pediatrics · dermatology · orthopedics · gynecology · urology · geriatrics · anesthesiology · nephrology · hematology
anatomy
Study of organism structure
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- microbiologyStudy of microscopic life
immunology · genetics · biochemistry · virology · toxicology · pharmacology · biology · neuroscience · biotechnology · genomics
preventive
Meant to stop trouble
self-care · integrative · functional · screening · checkup · immunization · prophylaxis · exercise · wellbeing · vitality
epidemiology
Study of disease spread
- placebo-controlledTested against inactive substance
- double-blindNeither tester nor tested knows
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
experimentation · grant · funding · publication · protocol · outcome · variable · hypothesis · longitudinal · ethics
herbal
Relating to medicinal plants
- ayurvedaIndian traditional medicine system
- acupunctureTherapeutic needle insertion
- homeopathyDiluted-substance alternative medicine
naturopathy · cupping · moxibustion · apothecary · shamanism · herbalism · TCM · reiki · indigenous · holistic
- expensesexpenses, expense, expenditure, cost, costs
- fields of studyart, music, mathematics, history, biology
- healthhealth, wellness, vitality, fitness, well-being
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, surgery, treatment
- purchasesbook, clothing, groceries, food, shoes
medicinepoison
Harmful ingested substance
toxin · venom · toxicant · pathogen · carcinogen
medicinedisease
Disorder impairing normal function
illness · sickness · malady · ailment · affliction
medicinequackery
Fraudulent medical practice
snake oil · superstition · pseudoscience · faith healing · charlatanism
- medicine cabinetSmall bathroom storage for remedies
- cough medicineRemedy for chest complaints
- cold medicine
- dose of one's own medicineReciprocal mistreatment experienced
- taste of one's own medicineExperiencing harm you caused
- folk medicineTraditional healing practices
medicinal, medicines, medicine cabinet, biomedicine, medicine ball, medicinally, medicinals, medicine man, medicine balls