medicine

/ˈmɛdɪsɪn/

nounmed · i · cine

MED + I + CINE: “I” take MEDicine at the CINEMA—MED-I-CINE.

Yes, it's medicine. Watch the ending: it’s **-cine** (sounds like “sin”), not **-cian** or **-sine**.

Definitions

  1. nounA substance (such as a drug) used to treat or prevent illness or pain.
  2. nounThe science and practice of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease.

Examples

  • “The doctor prescribed medicine to help her sore throat.”
  • “Please take your medicine with food and a full glass of water.”
  • “She decided to study medicine in college so she could become a physician.”

Synonyms

drugremedymedicationtreatmentcure

Antonyms

poison

Translations

ES medicinaPT medicinaFR médicament

Common misspellings

medecinemedicinmedisinemedecinmedicenemedicincemedicinne

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