The science and practice of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease. Also: any substance used to treat illness. In many traditions, medicine encompasses spiritual and emotional healing.
From Latin medicīna "the healing art," from medicus "physician," from medēri "to heal." Related to remedy and meditate. The root med- means "to take appropriate measures" — medicine is measured care.
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