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noun(med-i-cine)a substance or preparation used in treating disease
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noun(med-i-cine)something that affects well-being
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noun(med-i-cine)the science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease
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noun(med-i-cine)any of various systems of healing or treating disease (such as chiropractic, homeopathy, or faith healing) not included in the traditional medical curricula of the U.S. and Britain
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noun(med-i-cine)the practice of ordering medical tests, procedures, or consultations of doubtful clinical value in order to protect the prescribing physician from malpractice suits
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noun(med-i-cine)traditional medicine as practiced nonprofessionally especially by people isolated from modern medical services and usually involving the use of plant-derived remedies on an empirical basis
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noun(med-i-cine)a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases not requiring surgery
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noun(med-i-cine)a branch of medicine dealing with the use of radioactive materials in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
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noun(med-i-cine)a nonprescription medicinal preparation that is typically protected by a trademark and whose contents are incompletely disclosed; also : any drug that is a proprietary
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noun(med-i-cine)physical medicine and rehabilitation
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noun(med-i-cine)a branch of medicine concerned with developing therapies that regenerate or replace injured, diseased, or defective cells, tissues, or organs to restore or establish function and structure
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noun(med-i-cine)medical and hospital services for the members of a class or population administered by an organized group (such as a state agency) and paid for from funds obtained usually by assessments, philanthropy, or taxation