1. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing, alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
   "he studied medicine at Harvard"; "His practice of medicine focused on paediatric care";
   - practice of medicine
    
2. The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
   "She specialized in internal medicine"
    
3. (medicine) something that treats, prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
   "The pharmacist prepared the medicine according to the doctor's prescription";
   - medication, medicament, medicinal drug, med [informal]
    
4. Punishment for one's actions
   "take your medicine";
   - music

1. (medicine) treat medicinally, treat with medicine
   "The shaman medicined the sick child";
   - medicate

Derived forms: medicined, medicines, medicining

Type of: care for, drug, learned profession, medical science, penalisation [Brit], penalization, penalty, punishment, sanction, treat

Encyclopedia: Medicine, Traditional - China