remedy
Fix for ailments
A remedy is something that corrects, cures, or relieves an undesirable condition.
In medicine, it refers to a treatment or cure for illness or injury.
In law, a remedy is the means by which a right is enforced or a wrong is redressed, such as damages or an injunction.
More broadly, remedy applies to any solution that fixes a problem: The only remedy for this situation is patience.
As a verb, to remedy something is to set it right or provide a cure.
Manufactured medicinal compound
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
tablet · capsule · pills · syrup · ointment · tincture · poultice · salve
Reduction of intensity
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- easeLack of strain
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
mitigation · succor · respite · solace · balm · salve · pain relief · symptom relief
Care for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- healingRestoration of health
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
solution · fix · corrective · restorative · panacea · miracle cure · rehabilitation · eradication
Compensation for injury
- recourseSource of aid sought
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- compensationPayment for services rendered
damages · injunction · relief · judgment · appeal · lawsuit · grievance · settlement
Repair or solution
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- repairRestore to working order
- amendmentChange to official text
adjustment · resolution · countermeasure · corrective action · troubleshooting · workaround · patch · overhaul
pharmaceutical
Manufactured medicinal compound
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
pharmacy · tablet · capsule · pills · syrup · ointment · tincture · poultice · salve · balm
alleviation
Reduction of intensity
palliative · mitigation · succor · respite · solace · balm · salve · pain relief · symptom relief · temporary fix
treatment
Care for an ailment
antidote · solution · fix · corrective · restorative · panacea · miracle cure · rehabilitation · eradication · elimination
redress
Compensation for injury
- recourseSource of aid sought
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
compensation · damages · injunction · relief · judgment · appeal · lawsuit · grievance · settlement · arbitration
fix
Repair or solution
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- repairRestore to working order
amendment · adjustment · resolution · countermeasure · corrective action · troubleshooting · workaround · patch · overhaul · restoration
- counteractionscountermeasure, countermove, counterattack, counterblow, counterstrike
- potionspotion, elixir, brew, draught, tonic
- remediescure, treatment, medications, painkillers, antidote
- treatmentstreatment, treatments, medication, therapies, surgery
- apothecarypharmacy, apothecary, drugstore, dispensary, pharmacist
- counteragentsantidote, antitoxin, antivenom, antiserum, counteractant
- home remediesInformal household cures
- home remedyHomemade medical treatment
- cold remedyTreatment for sniffles
- natural remediesNon-pharmaceutical healing approaches
- folk remedyTraditional unofficial medical treatment
- herbal remedyPlant-derived therapeutic preparation
remedies, remedial, remedying, remedied, remediable, remediation, remedially, remediate, remediated