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feminine
/meðiˈθina/
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Translation
medicine
Word origin
From Latin 'medicina' ('the healing art'), from 'medicus' ('physician'). The same root gives English medicine and medical.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- medicina
- English cognates
- medicine, medical
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmedicinas
Examples
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The doctor gave me some medicine for the pain.
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Take this medicine twice a day with water.
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Her son studies medicine at the university.
fiebre.
I don't have medicine at home for the fever.
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Medicine has changed a lot in recent years.
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