medicine
n 1: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques [syn: medical specialty]
2: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease [syn: medication, medicament, medicinal drug] 3: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" [syn: practice of medicine] 4: punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine" [syn: music] v : treat medicinally, treat with medicine [syn: medicate]
