medicine

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ˈmed-sən, IPA ^(key): /ˈmɛdsən/
• (US) enPR: ˈme-də-sən, IPA ^(key): /ˈmɛdəsɪn/

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• Hyphenation: me‧di‧cine

Noun

Singular medicine

Plural medicines

1. (countable & uncountable) Medicine is something you put into or on your body when you are sick to make yourself healthy.
   • Synonym: medication

   After I got out of the hospital, I went to the drug store and bought medicine for my ear problem.

2. (uncountable) Medicine is the science of health care.

   The school of medicine at the University of Western Ontario has produced some of the country's best doctors.

   Many doctors go to Canada but find that they can't practice medicine there.

Related words

• dosage
• drug
• medical
• medicinal