medicine
[noun]
Synonyms: remedy, cure, drug, medicament, medication, nostrum

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English Thesaurus: medicine, pill, tablet, antibiotics/aspirin/codeine etc, capsule, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

medi‧cine S2 W3 /ˈmedsən $ ˈmedəsən/ noun
[Word Family: noun: medical, medication, medicine, medic; adjective: medical, medicated, medicinal; adverb: medically, medicinally]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin medicina, from medicus; ⇒ medical]

1. [uncountable and countable] a substance used for treating illness, especially a liquid you drink:
Medicines should be kept out of the reach of children.
Have you been taking your medicine?
a medicine bottle
medicine chest/cabinet (=for keeping medicine in)
► Do not say that you ‘drink medicine’. Say that you take medicine.

2. [uncountable] the treatment and study of illnesses and injuries:
She studied medicine at Johns Hopkins University.
the remarkable achievements of modern medicine

3. the best medicine the best way of making you feel better when you are sad:
Laughter is the best medicine.

4. give somebody a dose/taste of their own medicine to treat someone as badly as they have treated you

5. take your medicine (like a man) to accept an unpleasant situation or a punishment that you deserve, without complaining

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

medicine
noun
I. science of treating/preventing illness
ADJ. modern advances in modern medicine
traditional qualified in traditional Chinese medicine
folk Garlic was widely used in folk medicine.
conventional, orthodox | alternative, complementary, holistic, homeopathic | preventative, preventive | academic, clinical, forensic, scientific | general She gave up general medicine to specialize in geriatric medicine.
geriatric, obstetric, paediatric, veterinary, etc. | Chinese, Western | private, public health She believed private medicine was a threat to the existence of the National Health Service.
VERB + MEDICINE train in | qualify in | practise people practising alternative medicine
PHRASES a branch of medicine
 ⇒ Note at SUBJECT (for more verbs and nouns)

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

medicine
II. substance taken to treat an illness
ADJ. powerful, strong | cough a bottle of cough medicine
herbal | prescription
QUANT. dose
VERB + MEDICINE take | swallow | prescribe (sb) | administer, give sb | treat sb with
MEDICINE + NOUN bottle, chest
PREP. ~ for medicine for a chest infection

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

medicine

modern medicine (=medicine based on science)
Thanks to modern medicine, these babies will survive.
conventional/orthodox medicine (=ordinary modern medicine)
Some sufferers reject conventional medicine.
Western medicine (=conventional medicine as developed in Western countries)
the scientific basis of Western medicine
traditional medicine (=medical treatments that were used before modern medicine)
The plant was used in traditional medicine for the treatment of stomach problems.
alternative/complementary medicine (=medical treatments that are not part of modern medicine)
Various types of alternative medicine, particularly acupuncture, can give pain relief.
herbal medicine (=medical treatments that use herbs)
In ancient China, herbal medicine was often used with acupuncture.
holistic medicine (=medical treatment of a whole person, not just a particular illness)
One principle of holistic medicine is that each person is unique.
folk medicine (=medical treatments that were used by ordinary people, especially in the past)
Researchers are looking at plants that are commonly used in folk medicine.
Chinese medicine (=medical treatments that are traditional in China, for example using herbs and acupuncture)
Acupuncture is part of traditional Chinese medicine.
geriatric/veterinary/tropical etc medicine (=medical study relating to specific groups or types of illness)
Advances have been made in veterinary medicine, so that our pets are living longer, healthier lives.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

medicine
noun
BAD: After drinking the medicine, I felt sleepy.
GOOD: After taking the medicine, I felt sleepy.

Usage Note:
take/have your medicine (NOT drink ): 'Have you taken/had your medicine today?'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

medicine noun [uncountable and countable] a substance used for treating illness:
Certain medicines should not be taken with alcohol.
Has he taken his medicine?
pill noun [countable] a small piece of medicine that you swallow:
She managed to swallow the pill with a sip of water.
The doctor gave him some pills.
sleeping pills
diet pills
contraceptive pills
tablet noun [countable] especially British English a small piece of solid medicine:
She's now on four tablets a day.
a five-day course of tablets
sleeping tablets
anti-malaria tablets
antibiotics/aspirin/codeine etc:
The doctor put him on a course of antibiotics.
Why don’t you take some aspirin?
The tablets contain codeine, which is unsuitable for people with asthma.
capsule noun [countable] a small tube-shaped container with medicine inside that you swallow whole:
a bottle of 500 capsules of vitamin C
I advised her to take four to six garlic capsules a day for the duration of the treatment.
caplet noun [countable] a small smooth pill that is slightly longer than it is wide - used especially on bottles and containers:
In small type, the consumer is warned not to take more than one caplet per day.
eye/ear drops liquid medicine that you put into your eye or ear:
Remember — if you 're using eye drops for your hay fever, leave your contact lenses out.
cream noun [uncountable and countable] especially British English (also lotion especially American English) a thick smooth substance containing medicine, that you put on your skin:
an antibiotic cream
antiseptic cream
skin cream
drug noun [countable] a medicine or a substance for making medicines:
a drug used to treat malaria
There are a wide range of different drugs on the market.
dosage noun [countable usually singular] the amount of medicine that you should take at one time:
The dosage should be reduced to 0.5 mg.
It’s important to get the dosage right.
medication noun [uncountable and countable] medicine or drugs given to someone who is ill:
He takes medication for his diabetes.
She’s on medication (=taking medication), having suffered from depression for a number of years.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

medicine
ˈmedsɪn
See: take one's medicine

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲