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| definition 1: |
Medicine is something you take into your body when there is something wrong with it. Medicine helps the body recover or stay healthy.
I had to take a lot of medicine when I was sick last winter.My grandma takes many kinds of medicine.
- synonyms:
- drug
- similar words:
- pill, prescription, tablet
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Medicine is the science of how to treat diseases and injuries. Doctors study medicine to learn how to take care of sick or injured people.
Janet's older sister is going to college to study medicine so she can become a doctor.- similar words:
- healing
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cure |
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