medicine

1 عمومی:: ط‌ب‌، علم‌ ط‌ب‌، دوا، پزشكی‌، دارو

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: noun prescriptions: Take your medicine every day.

Simple Definitions

2 general:: medicine adjectives modern medicine (= medicine based on science ) • Thanks to modern medicine, these babies will survive. conventional/orthodox medicine (= ordinary modern medicine ) • Some sufferers reject conventional medicine. Western medicine (= conventional medicine as developed in Western countries ) • the scientific basis of Western medicine traditional medicine (= medical treatments that were used before modern medicine ) • The plant was used in traditional medicine for the treatment of stomach problems. alternative/complementary medicine (= medical treatments that are not part of modern medicine ) • Various types of alternative medicine, particularly acupuncture, can give pain relief. herbal medicine (= medical treatments that use herbs ) • In ancient China, herbal medicine was often used with acupuncture. holistic medicine (= medical treatment of a whole person, not just a particular illness ) • One principle of holistic medicine is that each person is unique. folk medicine (= medical treatments that were used by ordinary people, especially in the past ) • Researchers are looking at plants that are commonly used in folk medicine. Chinese medicine (= medical treatments that are traditional in China, for example using herbs and acupuncture ) • Acupuncture is part of traditional Chinese medicine. geriatric/veterinary/tropical etc medicine (= medical study relating to specific groups or types of illness ) • Advances have been made in veterinary medicine, so that our pets are living longer, healthier lives.

transnet.ir

3 general::   noun science of treating/preventing illness ADJ. modern advances in modern medicine | traditional qualified in traditional Chinese medicine | folk Garlic was widely used in folk medicine. | conventional, orthodox | alternative, complementary, holistic, homeopathic | preventative, preventive | academic, clinical, forensic, scientific | general She gave up general medicine to specialize in geriatric medicine. | geriatric, obstetric, paediatric, veterinary, etc. | Chinese, Western | private, public health She believed private medicine was a threat to the existence of the National Health Service. VERB + MEDICINE train in | qualify in | practise people practising alternative medicine PHRASES a branch of medicineSUBJECT (for more verbs and nouns) substance taken to treat an illness ADJ. powerful, strong | cough a bottle of cough medicine | herbal | prescription QUANT. dose VERB + MEDICINE take | swallow | prescribe (sb) | administer, give sb | treat sb with MEDICINE + NOUN bottle, chest PREP. ~ for medicine for a chest infection

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

4 general:: see DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE; TAKE ONE'S MEDICINE.

American Heritage Idioms

5 general:: medicine noun [ uncountable and countable ] a substance used for treating illness: • Certain medicines should not be taken with alcohol. • Has he taken his medicine? pill noun [ countable ] a small piece of medicine that you swallow: • She managed to swallow the pill with a sip of water. • The doctor gave him some pills. • sleeping pills • diet pills • contraceptive pills tablet noun [ countable ] especially British English a small piece of solid medicine: • She's now on four tablets a day. • a five-day course of tablets • sleeping tablets • anti-malaria tablets antibiotics/aspirin/codeine etc • The doctor put him on a course of antibiotics. • Why don’t you take some aspirin? • The tablets contain codeine, which is unsuitable for people with asthma. capsule noun [ countable ] a small tube-shaped container with medicine inside that you swallow whole: • a bottle of 500 capsules of vitamin C • I advised her to take four to six garlic capsules a day for the duration of the treatment. caplet noun [ countable ] a small smooth pill that is slightly longer than it is wide - used especially on bottles and containers: • In small type, the consumer is warned not to take more than one caplet per day. eye/ear drops liquid medicine that you put into your eye or ear: • Remember — if you 're using eye drops for your hay fever, leave your contact lenses out. cream noun [ uncountable and countable ] especially British English ( also lotion especially American English ) a thick smooth substance containing medicine, that you put on your skin: • an antibiotic cream • antiseptic cream • skin cream drug noun [ countable ] a medicine or a substance for making medicines: • a drug used to treat malaria • There are a wide range of different drugs on the market. dosage noun [ countable usually singular ] the amount of medicine that you should take at one time: • The dosage should be reduced to 0.5 mg. • It’s important to get the dosage right. medication noun [ uncountable and countable ] medicine or drugs given to someone who is ill: • He takes medication for his diabetes. • She’s on medication (= taking medication ) , having suffered from depression for a number of years.

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