Medicine

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....ince of the physician as distinguished from the surgeon and obstetrician." Collins Dictionary for Advanced Learners defines "medicine" thus: "Medicine is the treatment of illness and injuries by doctors and nurses; is a substance that you drink or swallow to cure an illness" Cambridge Dictionary defines "medicine" as: "A drug that is used to treat illness or injury; the s....

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....39;Medicine'. A technical and generic term, derived from 'mederi'. It has frequently been defined by eminent lexicographers of medical words and terms, and is susceptible of two distinct meanings." Pocket Medical Dictionary by Nancy Roper Medicine- "Science or art of healing, specially as distinguished from surgery and obstetrics. A therapeutic. Webster's Third Internation....