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noun 
  1. A treatment or cure.
  2. A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
  3. The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of disease or illness.
  4. The profession of physicians and surgeons; those who practice .
  5. Ritual Native American magic used to promote a desired outcome, in hunting, warfare, etc.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: geneeskunde(nl)
  • French: médecine(fr)f
  • German: Medizin(de)f
  • Italian: clinica(it, medicina, f}}, t+, it)f
  • Spanish: medicina(es)f
Etymology: (term, lang=enm, medicin) < (term, medicina, medicÄna)

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