medicine

Definition

  • noun: a substance that is used in treating disease or relieving pain and that is usually in the form of a pill or a liquid
  • noun: a substance or preparation used in treating disease
  • synonyms: medication, medicament, remedy

Examples

  • The movie is about a playboy who gets 'a taste of his own medicine' when the girl he falls in love with jilts him for another guy.

  • If he loses the case, he should just 'take his medicine' and stop complaining.

  • Their research has led to many important advances in modern 'medicine'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) It's just that this isn't what I expected. Most of my patients are... older and sorta checked-out, mentally. Pumpkin, that's modern medicine. Advances that keep people alive who should've died a long time ago. Back when they lost what made them people. Your job is to stay sane enough so when (..)
    2001 TvShow: Scrubs Title: My First Day Season: 1 Episode 1
  • (..) and you're sure, you can feel free to tell him or her anything. I found us an apartment. OK, gang, I'm Dr Bob Kelso, and I'm your Chief of Medicine, so I just want to encourage you all to think of me as your safety net. Because I promise you, we're a family here. Now, then, go get 'em, doctors. (..)
    2001 TvShow: Scrubs Title: My First Day Season: 1 Episode 1