medicine
[ med-uh-sin or, esp. British, med-suhn ]
/ ˈmɛd ə sɪn or, esp. British, ˈmɛd sən /
noun
any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.
the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition, as by means of drugs, surgical operations or appliances, or manipulations: often divided into medicine proper, surgery, and obstetrics.
the art or science of treating disease with drugs or curative substances, as distinguished from surgery and obstetrics.
the medical profession.
(among North American Indians) any object or practice regarded as having magical powers.
verb (used with object), med·i·cined, med·i·cin·ing.
to administer medicine to.
Idioms for medicine
give someone a dose/taste of his/her own medicine,
to repay or punish a person for an injury by use of the offender's own methods.
take one's medicine,
to undergo or accept punishment, especially deserved punishment: He took his medicine like a man.
Origin of medicine
SYNONYMS FOR medicine
OTHER WORDS FROM medicine
an·ti·med·i·cine, adjective su·per·med·i·cine, nounWords nearby medicine
British Dictionary definitions for take one's medicine
medicine
/ (ˈmɛdɪsɪn, ˈmɛdsɪn) /
noun
Word Origin for medicine
C13: via Old French from Latin
medicīna (
ars) (art of) healing, from
medicus doctor, from
medērī to heal
Medical definitions for take one's medicine
medicine
[ mĕd′ĭ-sĭn ]
n.
The science of diagnosing, treating, or preventing disease and other damage to the body or mind.
The branch of this science encompassing treatment by drugs, diet, exercise, and other nonsurgical means.
The practice of medicine.
An agent, such as a drug, used to treat disease or injury.
Scientific definitions for take one's medicine
medicine
[ mĕd′ĭ-sĭn ]
The scientific study or practice of diagnosing, treating, and preventing diseases or disorders of the body or mind of a person or animal.
An agent, such as a drug, used to treat disease or injury.
Idioms and Phrases with take one's medicine (1 of 2)
take one's medicine
Put up with unpleasantness, learn one's lesson. For example, After failing math, he had to take his medicine and go to summer school. This idiom uses medicine in the sense of “a bitter-tasting remedy.” [Mid-1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with take one's medicine (2 of 2)
medicine
see dose of one's own medicine; take one's medicine.