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med·i·cine

Pronounced:

/ˈmɛdəsən, Brit ˈmɛdsən/Listen to audio

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural med·i·cines

Meaning:

1 : a substance that is used in treating disease or relieving pain and that is usually in the form of a pill or a liquid [count] a cough medicine herbal medicines He forgot to take his medicine. [noncount] I took some medicine. Did you look in the medicine cabinet/chest for a pain reliever?
2 [noncount] : the science that deals with preventing, curing, and treating diseases Their research has led to many important advances in modern medicine. She's interested in a career in medicine. the practice/study of medicine preventive medicinesee also internal medicine, socialized medicine, sports medicine, western medicine
a taste/dose of your own medicine
informal : harsh or unpleasant treatment that is like the treatment you have given other people The movie is about a playboy who gets a taste of his own medicine when the girl he falls in love with jilts him for another guy.
take your medicine
informal : to accept something that is unpleasant because it is necessary and cannot be avoided If he loses the case, he should just take his medicine and stop complaining.
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