<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.</li><li>Synonyms: physic, pharmaceutical, drug, medication.</li><li>the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition, as by means of drugs, surgical operations or appliances, or manipulations: often divided into medicine proper, surgery, and obstetrics.</li><li>the art or science of treating disease with drugs or curative substances, as distinguished from surgery and obstetrics.</li><li>the medical profession.</li><li>(among North American Indians) any object or practice regarded as having magical powers.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to administer medicine to.</li></ul>