An agent used to restore health

• physic

  1. A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic.
  2. The art or profession of medicine.
  3. To act on as a cathartic.

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  1. A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic.
  2. The art or profession of medicine.
  3. To act on as a cathartic.

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• nostrum

  1. A medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy.
  2. A favorite but usually ineffective remedy for problems or evils.

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  1. A medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy.
  2. A favorite but usually ineffective remedy for problems or evils.

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• medicine

  1. The science and art of diagnosing and treating disease or injury and maintaining health.
  2. The branch of this science encompassing treatment by drugs, diet, exercise, and other nonsurgical means.
  3. The practice of medicine.

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  1. The science and art of diagnosing and treating disease or injury and maintaining health.
  2. The branch of this science encompassing treatment by drugs, diet, exercise, and other nonsurgical means.
  3. The practice of medicine.

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• medication

  1. A drug or other substance used to treat disease or injury; a medicine.
  2. The act or process of treating a patient with medicine:

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  1. A drug or other substance used to treat disease or injury; a medicine.
  2. The act or process of treating a patient with medicine:

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• medicament

  1. An agent that promotes recovery from injury or ailment; a medicine.

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  1. An agent that promotes recovery from injury or ailment; a medicine.

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• elixir

  1. A sweetened aromatic solution of alcohol and water, serving as a vehicle for medicine.
  2. A substance believed to maintain life indefinitely.
  3. A substance or medicine believed to have the power to cure all ills.

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  1. A sweetened aromatic solution of alcohol and water, serving as a vehicle for medicine.
  2. A substance believed to maintain life indefinitely.
  3. A substance or medicine believed to have the power to cure all ills.

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• cure

  1. A drug or course of medical treatment used to restore health:
  2. Restoration of health; recovery from disease:
  3. Something that corrects or relieves a harmful or disturbing situation:

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  1. A drug or course of medical treatment used to restore health:
  2. Restoration of health; recovery from disease:
  3. Something that corrects or relieves a harmful or disturbing situation:

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Something that corrects or counteracts

• cure

  1. A drug or course of medical treatment used to restore health:
  2. Restoration of health; recovery from disease:
  3. Something that corrects or relieves a harmful or disturbing situation:

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  1. A drug or course of medical treatment used to restore health:
  2. Restoration of health; recovery from disease:
  3. Something that corrects or relieves a harmful or disturbing situation:

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• curative

  1. Serving or tending to cure.
  2. Of or relating to the cure of disease.
  3. Something that cures; a remedy.

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  1. Serving or tending to cure.
  2. Of or relating to the cure of disease.
  3. Something that cures; a remedy.

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• countermeasure

  1. A measure or action taken to counter or offset another one.

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  1. A measure or action taken to counter or offset another one.

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• corrective

  1. Tending or intended to correct:
  2. An agent that corrects.

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  1. Tending or intended to correct:
  2. An agent that corrects.

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• antidote

  1. A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.
  2. An agent that relieves or counteracts:
  3. To relieve or counteract with an antidote:

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  1. A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.
  2. An agent that relieves or counteracts:
  3. To relieve or counteract with an antidote:

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To rectify (an undesirable or unhealthy condition)

• heal

  1. To restore to health or soundness; cure:
  2. To ease or relieve (emotional distress):
  3. To set right; repair:

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  1. To restore to health or soundness; cure:
  2. To ease or relieve (emotional distress):
  3. To set right; repair:

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• cure

  1. A drug or course of medical treatment used to restore health:
  2. Restoration of health; recovery from disease:
  3. Something that corrects or relieves a harmful or disturbing situation:

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  1. A drug or course of medical treatment used to restore health:
  2. Restoration of health; recovery from disease:
  3. Something that corrects or relieves a harmful or disturbing situation:

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To make right what is wrong

• right

  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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• reform

  1. To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; put into a better form or condition:
  2. To abolish abuse or malpractice in:
  3. To put an end to (an abuse or wrong).

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  1. To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; put into a better form or condition:
  2. To abolish abuse or malpractice in:
  3. To put an end to (an abuse or wrong).

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• redress

  1. To set right (an undesirable situation, for example); remedy or rectify.
  2. To make amends to:
  3. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation.

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  1. To set right (an undesirable situation, for example); remedy or rectify.
  2. To make amends to:
  3. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation.

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• rectify

  1. To set right; correct:
  2. To correct by calculation or adjustment:
  3. To refine or purify, especially by distillation.

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  1. To set right; correct:
  2. To correct by calculation or adjustment:
  3. To refine or purify, especially by distillation.

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• mend

  1. To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
  2. To reform or correct:
  3. To improve in health or condition:

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  1. To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
  2. To reform or correct:
  3. To improve in health or condition:

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• emend

  1. To improve by critical editing:

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  1. To improve by critical editing:

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• correct

  1. To make or put right:
  2. To remove the errors or mistakes from:
  3. To indicate or mark the errors in:

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  1. To make or put right:
  2. To remove the errors or mistakes from:
  3. To indicate or mark the errors in:

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• amend

  1. To change for the better; improve:
  2. To alter the wording of (a legal document, for example) so as to make more suitable or acceptable.
  3. To enrich (soil), especially by mixing in organic matter or sand.

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  1. To change for the better; improve:
  2. To alter the wording of (a legal document, for example) so as to make more suitable or acceptable.
  3. To enrich (soil), especially by mixing in organic matter or sand.

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A medicine

• drug

  1. A substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication.
  2. Such a substance as recognized or defined by the US Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
  3. A chemical substance, such as a narcotic or hallucinogen, that affects the central nervous system, causing changes in behavior and often addiction.

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  1. A substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication.
  2. Such a substance as recognized or defined by the US Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
  3. A chemical substance, such as a narcotic or hallucinogen, that affects the central nervous system, causing changes in behavior and often addiction.

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• cure

  1. A drug or course of medical treatment used to restore health:
  2. Restoration of health; recovery from disease:
  3. Something that corrects or relieves a harmful or disturbing situation:

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  1. A drug or course of medical treatment used to restore health:
  2. Restoration of health; recovery from disease:
  3. Something that corrects or relieves a harmful or disturbing situation:

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• medication

  1. A drug or other substance used to treat disease or injury; a medicine.
  2. The act or process of treating a patient with medicine:

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  1. A drug or other substance used to treat disease or injury; a medicine.
  2. The act or process of treating a patient with medicine:

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• antidote

  1. A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.
  2. An agent that relieves or counteracts:
  3. To relieve or counteract with an antidote:

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  1. A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.
  2. An agent that relieves or counteracts:
  3. To relieve or counteract with an antidote:

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Effective help

• countermeasure

  1. A measure or action taken to counter or offset another one.

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  1. A measure or action taken to counter or offset another one.

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• counteraction

  1. An act of retaliation; a counterattack
  2. Any action in opposition to a previous action.

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  1. An act of retaliation; a counterattack
  2. Any action in opposition to a previous action.

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• counteractive

  1. That counteracts

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  1. That counteracts

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• antidote

  1. A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.
  2. An agent that relieves or counteracts:
  3. To relieve or counteract with an antidote:

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  1. A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.
  2. An agent that relieves or counteracts:
  3. To relieve or counteract with an antidote:

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• assistance

  1. The act of assisting.
  2. Aid; help:

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  1. The act of assisting.
  2. Aid; help:

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• cure-all

  1. A remedy that cures all diseases or evils; a panacea.

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  1. A remedy that cures all diseases or evils; a panacea.

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• panacea

  1. A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.

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  1. A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.

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• plan

  1. An orderly or step-by-step conception or proposal for accomplishing an objective:
  2. A proposed or intended course of action:
  3. A systematic arrangement of elements or important parts; a configuration or outline:

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  1. An orderly or step-by-step conception or proposal for accomplishing an objective:
  2. A proposed or intended course of action:
  3. A systematic arrangement of elements or important parts; a configuration or outline:

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• solution

  1. A method or process of dealing with a problem:
  2. The answer to a problem or the explanation for something:
  3. A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, which may be solids, liquids, gases, or a combination of these.

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  1. A method or process of dealing with a problem:
  2. The answer to a problem or the explanation for something:
  3. A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, which may be solids, liquids, gases, or a combination of these.

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• improvement

  1. The act or process of improving.
  2. The state of being improved.
  3. A change or addition that improves.

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  1. The act or process of improving.
  2. The state of being improved.
  3. A change or addition that improves.

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• support

  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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• redress

  1. To set right (an undesirable situation, for example); remedy or rectify.
  2. To make amends to:
  3. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation.

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  1. To set right (an undesirable situation, for example); remedy or rectify.
  2. To make amends to:
  3. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation.

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• corrective

  1. Tending or intended to correct:
  2. An agent that corrects.

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  1. Tending or intended to correct:
  2. An agent that corrects.

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• cure

  1. A drug or course of medical treatment used to restore health:
  2. Restoration of health; recovery from disease:
  3. Something that corrects or relieves a harmful or disturbing situation:

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  1. A drug or course of medical treatment used to restore health:
  2. Restoration of health; recovery from disease:
  3. Something that corrects or relieves a harmful or disturbing situation:

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• relief

  1. The easing of a pain, distress, or anxiety:
  2. Something that alleviates pain, distress, or anxiety:
  3. Aid in time of danger:

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  1. The easing of a pain, distress, or anxiety:
  2. Something that alleviates pain, distress, or anxiety:
  3. Aid in time of danger:

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