medicine

Từ điển Collocation

medicine noun

1 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 medicine
More information about SUBJECT

SUBJECT:

of study do, read, study ~ do ~ is more commonly used with school subjects (but may also be used with university subjects): She did maths, physics and chemistry at school.

study ~ is used with both school and university subjects: He studied German at school. She went on to study mathematics at university.

read ~is only used with university subjects and is quite formal: She was educated privately and at Pembroke College, where she read classics.

lecture in, teach ~ He taught music at a school in Edinburgh.

Other verbs used with subject can also be used with particular subjects of study: Half the students take geography at A level. We offer accounting as a subsidiary course.

~ degree, a degree/diploma in ~ a law degree a higher diploma in fine art

~ class, course, lecture, lesson The genetics lectures are on a different campus.

~ department, a/the department of ~ All enquiries should be made to the Department of Architecture.

~ graduate, student, undergraduate Some architecture graduates gain further qualifications in specialist fields.

~ lecturer, teacher, tutor He's an English teacher at Highland Road School.

~ professor, (a) professor of ~ She's professor of linguistics at the University of Wales.

the study of ~ The study of philosophy helps you to think critically.

in ~ He got As in history and art.

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2 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

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques; medical specialty
  • (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease; medication, medicament, medicinal drug
  • the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; practice of medicine

    he studied medicine at Harvard

  • punishment for one's actions; music

    you have to face the music

    take your medicine

    v.

  • treat medicinally, treat with medicine; medicate

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

medicines
syn.: medical specialty medicament medicate medication medicinal drug music practice of medicine