medicine

Etymology
From, from , from , from , feminine of , from.

The extended sense of "Indigenous magic" is a  or  (or cognates in ) when used in compounds such as Grand Medicine Society, medicine lodge, medicine dance, medicine bag, medicine wheel, medicine man, Medicine Line, and bad medicine or place names such as Medicine Hat, Medicine Creek, etc.

Noun

 * 1)   A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
 * 2)   Any treatment or cure.
 * 3)   The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
 * 4)   The profession and practice of physicians, including surgeons.
 * 5)   The profession and practice of nonsurgical physicians as sometimes distinguished from that of surgeons.
 * 6)   Ritual magic used, as by a medicine man, to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, or warfare; traditional medicine.
 * 7) Among the Native Americans, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing.
 * 8)  Black magic, superstition.
 * 9)  A philter or love potion.
 * 10)  A physician.
 * 11)  Recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks.
 * 1)   The profession and practice of nonsurgical physicians as sometimes distinguished from that of surgeons.
 * 2)   Ritual magic used, as by a medicine man, to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, or warfare; traditional medicine.
 * 3) Among the Native Americans, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing.
 * 4)  Black magic, superstition.
 * 5)  A philter or love potion.
 * 6)  A physician.
 * 7)  Recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks.
 * 1) Among the Native Americans, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing.
 * 2)  Black magic, superstition.
 * 3)  A philter or love potion.
 * 4)  A physician.
 * 5)  Recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks.
 * 1)  A physician.
 * 2)  Recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks.
 * 1)  Recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:medicine
 * See also Thesaurus:pharmaceutical
 * See also Thesaurus:medicine
 * See also Thesaurus:pharmaceutical
 * See also Thesaurus:pharmaceutical

Hyponyms

 * By epistemologic categorization:
 * scientific medicine
 * By epistemologic categorization:
 * scientific medicine
 * scientific medicine

Verb

 * 1)  To treat with medicine.

Etymology
From, with the added back to reflect the original.

Noun

 * 1)  (act of practising medical treatment)