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
David Eun is a founding advisor to Kanza AI, a generative AI company focused on health, wellness and medicine.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2025
Meanwhile, plans to travel or explore opportunities in publishing, medicine and the law look favorable.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
This comprehensive framework positions the UK as a global leader in genomic medicine.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The clinic, which will open in the fall, will provide primary care, gender-affirming medicine, HIV prevention/treatment and mental health services.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2025
Meanwhile, plans to travel or explore opportunities in publishing, medicine and the law look favorable.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
This comprehensive framework positions the UK as a global leader in genomic medicine.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The clinic, which will open in the fall, will provide primary care, gender-affirming medicine, HIV prevention/treatment and mental health services.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicine
Noun
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Pain control: Give your loved one their pain medications as prescribed, and call their doctor if the pain seems uncontrolled.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
3 Aug. 2025
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Besides pain medications to relieve symptoms as well as antibiotics to treat infections, hydroxyurea—a bone marrow suppressive agent that decreases red blood cell production—can be used to reduce the frequency of painful episodes.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In older adults, the drug can stay in the body for up to 18 hours, resulting in lingering sleepiness, disorientation and increasing risk of falling.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Once the drugs were administered, Zakrzewski began breathing deeply, surrounded by three prison staffers in dark suits.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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All of these responses misdiagnose the order’s deepest illness and thus prescribe the wrong remedy.—
STACIE E. GODDARD,
Foreign Affairs,
28 July 2025
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While his diagnosis of overfull streets is correct, his remedy of higher parking requirements is akin to the patient demanding surgical expansion of his stomach to address his obesity.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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There is no current cure for CTE, and it can only be diagnosed posthumously.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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Currently, there's no cure for Huntington's, but certain medications, diet changes, and exercise can temporarily manage symptoms.2 Huntington’s Disease Symptoms The symptoms of Huntington’s disease get progressively worse with time.—
Janelle McSwiggin,
Health,
27 July 2025
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“Medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicine. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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