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medicine
noun
a
substance
such
as
a
pill
or
liquid
that
you
take
to
treat
or
prevent
an
illness
or
pain
•
The
doctor
told
Mia
to
drink
her
medicine
after
every
meal
.
The
doctor
told
Mia
to
drink
her
medicine
after
every
meal
.
•
I
keep
cold
medicine
in
the
bathroom
cabinet
just
in
case
.
I
keep
cold
medicine
in
the
bathroom
cabinet
just
in
case
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
medecine
,
from
Latin
medicina
‘
the
art
of
healing
’,
from
medicus
‘
physician
’.
noun
-
medicine
the
science
and
practice
of
understanding
,
diagnosing
,
and
treating
diseases
and
injuries
•
She
decided
to
study
medicine
at
university
and
become
a
doctor
.
She
decided
to
study
medicine
at
university
and
become
a
doctor
.
•
Modern
medicine
has
made
many
diseases
treatable
that
were
once
fatal
.
Modern
medicine
has
made
many
diseases
treatable
that
were
once
fatal
.
See
etymology
in
Sense
1
.
noun
something
that
improves
an
unpleasant
situation
or
solves
a
problem
,
especially
when
it
is
not
literally
a
drug
•
A
good
night
’
s
sleep
was
just
the
medicine
I
needed
after
the
stressful
week
.
A
good
night
’
s
sleep
was
just
the
medicine
I
needed
after
the
stressful
week
.
•
For
our
struggling
team
,
a
motivational
speech
might
be
the
right
medicine
.
For
our
struggling
team
,
a
motivational
speech
might
be
the
right
medicine
.
Metaphorical
extension
of
Sense
1
,
first
recorded
in
the
17th
century
.
