transitive verb.
To give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure.
noun.
The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.
noun.
Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a medication; a medicament; a remedy; physic.
noun.
A philter or love potion.
noun.
A physician.
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noun.
Among the North American Indians, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing; also, magical power itself; the potency which a charm, token, or rite is supposed to exert.
noun.
Hence, a similar object or agency among other savages.
noun.
Short for Medicine man.
noun.
Intoxicating liquor; drink.
noun.
a charm; -- so called among the North American Indians, or in works relating to them.
noun.
a person who professes to cure sickness, drive away evil spirits, and regulate the weather by the arts of magic; a shaman.
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a small gem or paste engraved with reversed characters, to serve as a seal. Such seals were used by Roman physicians to stamp the names of their medicines.