Meaning
Something you drink or swallow to make you better when you are ill.
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Word origin
From Latin medicina, the art of healing, from medicus, a doctor.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- medicina
- English cognates
- medical
Grammar
Examples
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"Medicine" is what you take to get better.
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Here "medicine" is one liquid or pill that you swallow.
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"Medicine" is also the study of how to treat ill people.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 10: medicine, source, ocean and 7 more words.