medicine — [med′ə sən; ] Brit [ med′sən, med′sin] n. [OFr < L medicina < medicus: see MEDICAL] 1. the science and art of diagnosing, treating, curing, and preventing disease, relieving pain, and improving and preserving health 2. the branch of this… … English World dictionary
MEDICINE AND LAW — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Judicial Decision – A Value Determination the values of a jewish and democratic state in the image of god PHYSICIAN S DUTIES AND PATIENTS RIGHTS the physician and the judge … Encyclopedia of Judaism
medicine — /med euh sin/ or, esp. Brit., /med seuhn/, n., v., medicined, medicining. n. 1. any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy. 2. the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition … Universalium
medicine, history of — Introduction the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore Unwritten history is not… … Universalium
medicine — /ˈmɛdəsən / (say meduhsuhn), /ˈmɛdsən / (say medsuhn) noun 1. any substance or substances used in treating disease; a medicament; a remedy. 2. the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition, as by means of drugs,… …
medicine — The science and art dealing with the prevention, cure and alleviation of diseases; in a narrower sense that part of the science and art of restoring and preserving health which is the province of the physician as distinguished from the surgeon… … Black's law dictionary
medicine — The science and art dealing with the prevention, cure and alleviation of diseases; in a narrower sense that part of the science and art of restoring and preserving health which is the province of the physician as distinguished from the surgeon… … Black's law dictionary
medicine — Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a remedy. State v Stoddard, 215 Iowa 534, 245 NW 273, 86 ALR 616; Kelly v Carroll, 36 Wash 2d 482, 219 P2d 79, 19 ALR2d 1174; Waldo v Poe (DC Wash) 14 F2d 749. Anything,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
medicine — med•i•cine [[t]ˈmɛd ə sɪn[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈmɛd sən[/t]] n. v. cined, cin•ing 1) med any substance used in treating disease or illness 2) med the art, science, or profession of preserving health and of curing or alleviating disease 3) med a)… … From formal English to slang
Traditional Korean medicine — (Hangul: 한의학, Hanja: 韓醫學) developed with the influence of Traditional Chinese medicine. Its techniques in treatment and diagnosis are similar to other traditional medicine.HistoryKorean medicine was originated in ancient times. In Gojoseon ,… … Wikipedia
Evolutionary medicine — Charles Darwin’s daughter Anne, “the joy of the household” died aged 10 due to tuberculosis … Wikipedia