Medicina (en. Medicine)

/meðɪˈθɪna/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Science that studies diseases and their treatment.

Medicine has advanced significantly in recent years.

La medicina se ha avanzado significativamente en los últimos años.

Set of techniques and knowledge used to cure people.

Doctors apply medicine to improve the health of their patients.

Los médicos aplican la medicina para mejorar la salud de sus pacientes.

Substance used to treat or prevent diseases.

The doctor prescribed a medicine for his cough.

El doctor le recetó una medicina para su tos.

From Latin 'medicina', which means 'to cure'.

preventive medicine

Set of measures to prevent diseases.

medicina preventiva

alternative medicine

Therapeutic approach that does not use conventional treatments but rather non-traditional methods.

medicina alternativa

natural medicine

Use of natural products for health.

medicina natural

doctor

Health professional responsible for diagnosing and treating diseases.

doctor

disease

Alteration of health that affects physical or mental well-being.

enfermedad

treatment

Set of care and medicines that are applied to cure a disease.

tratamiento

Medicine as a bottle of drink at parties.

Bring the medicine for the party.

Trae la medicina para la fiesta.

Medicine as an excuse to not work.

Today I'm not going to work, I have medicine.

Hoy no voy a trabajar, tengo medicina.