noun
1. 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
e.g. he studied medicine at Harvard
Synonym: practice of medicine
2. punishment for one's actions
e.g. you have to face the music
take your medicine
Synonym: music
3. (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Synonym: medicationmedicamentmedicinal drug
4. the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
Synonym: medical specialty
verb
1. treat medicinally, treat with medicine
Synonym: medicate