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| bath |
the act of washing or soaking something in order to clean, refresh, or heal. [1/3 definitions] |
| drug |
a substance used to cure or heal; medicine. [1/3 definitions] |
| herb |
An herb is a plant that people use to make food taste better or to help heal the body when there is something wrong. Usually, it is the leaves of these plants that people use, and they only use a few leaves or small parts of leaves at a time. Most herbs have a special smell. Many people like how herbs smell, but some people don't like the smell of some herbs. |
| lotion |
a thick liquid for rubbing on the skin. Lotions are used to moisten, heal, or protect the skin. |
| mend |
to get back one's health; improve or heal. [1/4 definitions] |
| missionary |
a person who is sent by a church or religious order to a foreign country to teach, convert, heal, or serve. |
| ointment |
An ointment is a soft substance that contains some kind of oil. You rub ointment into the skin to help heal it or make it soft. |
| potion |
a mixture for drinking that is supposed to have special powers. A potion may heal, do magic, or be a poison. |
| reconcile |
to heal differences and restore a good relationship between. |
| remedy |
something used to take away pain or heal a disease. [2/4 definitions] |
| salve |
a substance used to heal wounds or make them feel better. |
| swelling |
If there is swelling in a part of your body, it usually means that there has been some injury to that part and now a lot of blood and other fluid is rushing to that part of the body to try to heal the injury. All this extra fluid makes that part of the body get larger in size and often gives you pain. Swelling is sometimes caused by other medical conditions too. [1/2 definitions] |
| therapy |
treatment meant to cure a disease or heal an injury. |
| treatment |
giving medicine or using other ways to help cure a disease or heal an injury. [1/2 definitions] |
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