Medical Dictionary
medicine
noun med·i·cine
\ˈmed-ə-sən, British usually ˈmed-sən\
\ˈmed-ə-sən, British usually ˈmed-sən\
Medical Definition of MEDICINE
1
: a substance or preparation used in treating disease
2
a : the science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease b : the branch of medicine concerned with the nonsurgical treatment of disease
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