Medicine - Definition

n 1: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical
techniques [syn: medicine, medical specialty]
2: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates
the symptoms of disease [syn: medicine, medication,
medicament, medicinal drug]
3: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training
in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or
alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied
medicine at Harvard" [syn: medicine, practice of
medicine]
4: punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music";
"take your medicine" [syn: music, medicine]
v 1: treat medicinally, treat with medicine [syn: medicate,
medicine]