medicine
A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some wayA substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
» Have you taken your medicine yet?
Hast du die Medizin schon genommen? — xtofu80
Ты уже принял лекарство? — Lenin_1917
Ты уже принял своё лекарство? — odexed
Вы уже приняли лекарство? — marafon
Вы уже приняли лекарства? — marafon
Вы уже приняли своё лекарство? — marafon
Ты уже выпил лекарство? — marafon
Вы уже выпили лекарство? — marafon
Ты уже выпил своё лекарство? — marafon
Вы уже выпили своё лекарство? — marafon
Ти вже прийняв ліки? — deniko
Ти вже прийняла ліки? — deniko
Ви вже прийняли ліки? — deniko
Ти вже випив ліки? — deniko
Ти вже випила ліки? — deniko
Ви вже випили ліки? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
12 senses(countable, uncountable)A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
This medicine has fewer adverse effects than others in its drug class.
Arznei, Medizin, Medikament
лека́рствоlekárstvo, медикаме́нтmedikamént, лека́рственное сре́дствоlekárstvennoje srédstvo
лі́киlíky, лікlik, ліка́рствоlikárstvo
(broadly, countable)Any treatment or cure.
A legislative remedy might be some harsh medicine; is that cure worse than the ill?
лече́ниеlečénije
лікува́нняlikuvánnja, лікlik
(uncountable)The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
She's studying medicine at university because she wants to be a doctor in the future.
(uncountable)The profession and practice of physicians, including surgeons.
The history of medicine can be discretized into eras with differing relationships between physicians and surgeons
The profession and practice of physicians, including surgeons.
(countable, often, specifically, uncountable)Scientific medicine.
(historical, mainly, uncountable)The profession and practice of nonsurgical physicians as sometimes distinguished from that of surgeons.
the evolving relationship of medicine to surgery in the nineteenth century
(uncountable)Ritual magic used, as by a medicine man, to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, or warfare; traditional medicine.
(countable, uncountable)Among the Native Americans, a spiritual power, or any object or person through whom such power is channeled, believed to grant influence over natural or magical forces, provide protection, or effect healing.
Medizin, Heilkunde
медици́наmedicína
медици́наmedycýna
(countable, slang, uncountable)Recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Black magic, superstition.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A philter or love potion.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A physician.
- 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
- (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
- the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
- punishment for one's actions
Examples
1199 sentencesHave you taken your medicine yet?
Ти вже прийняв ліки? — deniko
ruТы уже принял лекарство? — Lenin_1917
deHast du die Medizin schon genommen? — xtofu80
No medicine can cure this disease.
Жодні ліки не можуть вилікувати цю хворобу. — deniko
ruОт этой болезни нет лекарства. — odexed
deGegen diese Krankheit gibt es kein Medikament. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The medicine had an immediate effect.
Ліки подіяли миттєво. — deniko
ruЛекарство подействовало немедленно. — sharptoothed
deDas Medikament hatte eine sofortige Wirkung. — Tamy
I was forced to take medicine.
Мене примусили випити ліки. — deniko
ruМеня заставили принять лекарство. — Lenin_1917
deMan hat mich gezwungen, Medikamente zu nehmen. — MUIRIEL
The new medicine saved his life.
Нові ліки спасли його життя. — deniko
ruНовое лекарство спасло ему жизнь. — ae5s
deDas neue Medikament rettete sein Leben. — Dejo
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English medicin, from Middle French medicine, from Old French medecine, from LFrom Middle English medicin, from Middle French medicine, from Old French medecine, from Latin medicīna (“the healing art, medicine, a physician's shop, a remedy, medicine”), feminine of medicīnus (“of or belonging to physic or surgery, or to a physician or surgeon”), from medicus (“a physician, surgeon”). The extended sense of "Indigenous magic" is a calque of Ojibwe mashkiki (“medicine”) or mide (or cognates in related languages) when used in compounds such as Grand Medicine Society, medicine lodge, medicine dance, medicine bag, medicine wheel, medicine man, Medicine Line, and bad medicine or place names such as Medicine Hat, Medicine Creek, etc. Displaced native Old English lybb (“drug, medicine”).
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Forms
plural: medicinesSynonyms
13 synonyms- 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:practice of medicine
- (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease:medicationmedicamentmedicinal drug
- the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques:medical specialty
- punishment for one's actions:music
Word family
85 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Health and the body — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- take this medicine
- take your medicine
- take the medicine
- some medicine
- to study medicine
- take his medicine
- take my medicine
- this medicine will
- buy some medicine
- some medicine for
- the medicine cabinet
- study medicine
See also
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