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Word: medicine (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

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

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