as in medication
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
if you don't take all the doses of your medicine, you might get sick again
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Recent Examples of medicine
Recognizing this, medicine and public health are now developing new approaches informed by the interplay between inflammation and aging.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In Congress, few have been bold enough to speak out against the harm DTC advertising has done to American medicine, but there is support across both parties and chambers for reform.
—Rep. Greg Murphy, M.d., MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
If it’s caught early, the disease can be cured with benznidazole or nifurtimox, medicines that kill the parasite.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Map these suffixes to their class of medicine.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In Congress, few have been bold enough to speak out against the harm DTC advertising has done to American medicine, but there is support across both parties and chambers for reform.
—Rep. Greg Murphy, M.d., MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
If it’s caught early, the disease can be cured with benznidazole or nifurtimox, medicines that kill the parasite.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Map these suffixes to their class of medicine.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicine
Noun
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There are medications people can take to slow down the virus, but there's no cure.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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An additional part of managing the stress and emotional strain associated with cancer can be medication, such as antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications.—
Julie Scott,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Petro has scaled back efforts to target drug supply, instead trying to solve the issue through social programs.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The researchers tested their two-part drug on mice and zebrafish engineered to produce β-glucuronidase, and found that the drug was activated almost exclusively in tumors, sparing healthy tissue and organs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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Nothing set forth herein constitutes a waiver of any of my client’s rights, remedies, claims or defendants at law or in equity all of which are expressly reserved.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Sep. 2025
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Transparency needs to be at the core of any remedy.—
John J. Donohue,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Don’t pretend the cure for coarse speech is a swear jar.—
Eric Preven,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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There are medications people can take to slow down the virus, but there's no cure.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicine. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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