noun
- a substance used to treat illness or injury
- the science and practice of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease
- treatment that helps cure a problem or makes someone feel better
Usage: often figurative
Examples
- Take this medicine twice a day with food.
- She forgot to pack her heart medicine for the trip.
- He decided to study medicine and become a doctor.
- Modern medicine has made many diseases treatable.
- The best medicine for a broken heart is time.
- Laughter is the best medicine for stress.
- Alternative medicine includes treatments like acupuncture.
- The pharmacy ran out of her prescription medicine.