medicine

'medsin

noun

1) (a substance, especially a liquid for swallowing, that is used to treat or keep away disease or illness: a dose of medicine.) medisin, legemiddel

2) (the science of curing people who are ill, or making their suffering less (especially by means other than surgery): He is studying medicine.) medisin, legevitenskap

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- medicinal

- medicinally

medisin

I

subst. \/ˈmeds(ə)n\/, specielt i betydning 1: \/ˈmedɪs(ə)n\/, amer.: \/ˈmedɪsən\/

1) (vitenskap) medisin, legevitenskap

2) medisin, legemiddel

3) trolldom, trylleformular, amulett, fetisj (som antas å kunne kurere lidelser)

give somebody a dose \/ a taste of their own medicine (overført) la noen smake sin egen medisin

medicine cabinet\/cupboard medisinskap, husapotek

medicine chest medisinkasse, reiseapotek

take medicine ta medisin (forskjønnende) laksere

take one's medicine (overført) ta følgene, ta konsekvensene, bite i det sure eplet

II

verb \/ˈmeds(ə)n\/, \/ˈmedɪs(ə)n\/, amer.: \/ˈmedɪsən\/

(gammeldags) gi medisin til