Medicine synonyms
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Something both distasteful and necessary.
curative preparation
A medical preparation
A medicine; substance for curing or healing, or for relieving pain
A chemical substance, such as a narcotic or hallucinogen, that affects the central nervous system, causing changes in behavior and often addiction.
healers
Plural form of healer
doctors
Plural form of doctor
An amount, especially of something unpleasant, to which one is subjected:
A liquid or liquid mixture, especially one that is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.
Any medicine or treatment that cures, heals, or relieves a disease or bodily disorder or tends to restore health
medical specialty
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
An agent that promotes recovery from injury or ailment; a medicine.
The act or practice of vaccinating
(Mathematics) A function that is one-to-one.
A medicinal plant or the medicine obtained from it.
Something particularly fitted to a use or purpose.
A patent medicine of a kind sold with exaggerated claims; quack medicine
A medication containing such a solution
A carbonated beverage flavored with a little quinine and served in a mixed drink with gin, vodka, etc.; quinine water
A soothing, healing, or comforting agent or quality.
alterant
Something that causes alteration, that alters.
Something that soothes or consoles; a balm:
A protective or restorative liquid or cream applied to the skin.
A highly viscous or semisolid substance used on the skin as a cosmetic, emollient, or medicament; a salve.
An agent that causes vomiting.
pharmacopoeia
A collection or stock of drugs.
An attempt to reach a target with a rocket:
medical science
The study and practice of medicine
A medicine or remedy, esp. a laxative or cathartic
healing art
The study and practice of medicine
medical profession
The study and practice of medicine
doctoring
Treatment by a doctor.
bed-panology
The study and practice of medicine
A medication that reduces or eliminates pain.
An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach.
A substance, such as penicillin, that is capable of destroying or weakening certain microorganisms, especially bacteria or fungi, that cause infections or infectious diseases. Antibiotics are usually produced by or synthesized from other microorganisms, such as molds. They inhibit pathogens by interfering with essential intracellular processes, including the synthesis of bacterial proteins. Antibiotics do not kill viruses and are not effective in treating viral infections.
A substance that counteracts the effects of a poison.
antihistamine
Any of several synthetic drugs used to minimize or prevent the action of histamine, as in an allergic condition
antitussive
An antitussive preparation
A dose of medicine, vitamin supplement, etc. so encased
An agent for purging the bowels, especially a laxative.
codeine
A narcotic alkaloid, C18H21NO3H2O, derived from opium and resembling morphine, but less habit-forming: used in cough medicines and to relieve pain
An agent that corrects.
cortisone
A steroid hormone that is easily formed from or converted to cortisol in the blood and is also produced synthetically for use as a pharmaceutical. The effects of cortisone on body tissues are similar to those of naturally or synthetically produced cortisol.
decongestant
A medication that reduces congestion of the nose or sinuses, usually by causing vasoconstriction.
diuretic
A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine. Diuretics are used in the treatment of high blood pressure, edema, and other medical conditions.
expectorant
An expectorant medicine.
An agent that causes sleep; a soporific.
insulin
A preparation extracted from the pancreas of sheep, oxen, etc. and used hypodermically in the treatment of diabetes mellitus
Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.
materia-medica
Substances used in the preparation of medicinal drugs.
paregoric
A camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used to relieve diarrhea
A doctor's written direction for the preparation and use of medicine, the grinding of lenses for eyeglasses, etc.
quinine
Any of various compounds or salts of quinine.
Something that restores; esp., something that restores to consciousness, as smelling salts
A sedative medicine
The thin, watery part of a plant fluid
Something, as a drug, that causes sleep
A small, flat piece of solid or compressed material, as of medicine, soap, etc.
tetracycline
An antibiotic, such as chlortetracycline and oxytetracycline, having the same basic structure.
A coloring or dyeing substance; a pigment.
Any of various drugs used to reduce tension or anxiety; an antianxiety agent.
vaccine
A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus, or of a portion of the pathogen's structure that upon administration to an individual stimulates antibody production or cellular immunity against the pathogen but is incapable of causing severe infection.
A medicine or treatment for restoring health; remedy
A pharmaceutical product; drug
health (related)
drugs (related)
practice-of-medicine
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
A musical composition.
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
To administer a medicinal substance to (a patient).
anesthesiology
The branch of medicine that deals with the study and application of anesthetics.
audiology
The scientific study of hearing, especially the diagnosis and treatment of hearing disorders.
dentistry
The profession or work of a dentist
dermatology
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the skin.
endocrinology
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the endocrine system.
Examination by means of a fluoroscope.
gerontology
The scientific study of the process of aging and of the problems of aged people
neurosurgery
The branch of surgery involving some part of the nervous system, including the brain and the spinal cord
ophthalmology
The scientific study of the eye, its diseases, and their treatment.
optometry
The practice or profession of an optometrist.
otolaryngology
The branch or practice of medicine dealing with disorders of the ear, nose, and throat
otology
The branch of medicine that deals with the structure, function, and pathology of the ear.
serology
The characteristics of a disease or organism shown by study of blood serums:
medical men
The healing profession
practitioners
Plural form of practitioner
physicians
Plural form of physician
surgeons
Plural form of surgeon
osteopaths
Plural form of osteopath
chiropractors
Plural form of chiropractor
the profession
The healing profession
American Medical Association
The healing profession
A.M.A
The healing profession
A written order for the payment of a specified sum of money to a certain individual or to the bearer (for example, a check). A draft may involve three parties: the drawer, who writes or creates it, the drawee, who has custody of the funds to be paid (for example, a bank), and the payee, who will receive the funds. A written order for the payment of a specified sum of money to a certain individual or to the bearer (for example, a check). A draft may involve three parties: the drawer, who writes or creates it, the drawee, who has custody of the funds to be paid (for example, a bank), and the payee, who will receive the funds.
A trademarked medical preparation that can be bought without a physician's prescription
antivenin
A serum, taken from these animals, containing this antitoxin, used for emergencies
anti-poison
A medical preparation
Any plant used as a medicine, seasoning, or flavoring: mint, thyme, basil, and sage are herbs
The injection of a disease agent into an animal or plant, usually to cause a mild form of the disease and build up immunity to it
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