Толковый словарь английского языка - medicine
Medicine
medicine
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin medicina, from feminine of medicinus of a physician, from medicus Date: 13th century 1. a substance or preparation used in treating disease, something that affects well-being, 2. the science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease, the branch of ~ concerned with the nonsurgical treatment of disease, a substance (as a drug or potion) used to treat something other than disease, an object held in traditional American Indian belief to give control over natural or magical forces, ~ transitive verb
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n. 1 the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, esp. as distinct from surgical methods. 2 any drug or preparation used for the treatment or prevention of disease, esp. one taken by mouth. 3 a spell, charm, or fetish which is thought to cure afflictions. Phrases and idioms a dose (or taste) of one's own medicine treatment such as one is accustomed to giving others. medicine ball a stuffed leather ball thrown and caught for exercise. medicine chest a box containing medicines etc. medicine man a person believed to have magical powers of healing, esp. among N. American Indians. take one's medicine submit to something disagreeable. Etymology: ME f. OF medecine f. L medicina f. medicus: see MEDIC(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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