Tra từ medicine - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

medi·cine [medicine medicines] BrE [ˈmedsn] NAmE [ˈmedsn] BrE [ˈmedɪsn] NAmE [ˈmedɪsn] noun
1. uncountable the study and treatment of diseases and injuries
•advances in modern medicine
•to study/practise medicine
•traditional/conventional/orthodox medicine
•alternative medicine
see also ↑Ayurvedic medicine, ↑defensive medicine
2. uncountable, countable a substance, especially a liquid that you drink or swallow in order to cure an illness
• Did you take your medicine?
•cough medicine
•Chinese herbal medicines
Idioms: ↑best medicine ▪ ↑dose of your own medicine

Word Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin medicina, from medicus ‘physician’.

Thesaurus:
medicine noun
1. U
•He is qualified in traditional Chinese medicine.
treatment • • therapy • • medical care •
(a/an) alternative/orthodox/conventional medicine/treatment/therapy
2. U, C
•Have you taken your medicine?
drug • • medication • • remedy • • antidote • • prescription • • cure •
(a/an) medicine/drug/medication/remedy/antidote/prescription/cure for sth
prescribe medicine/drugs/medication/a remedy/a cure
take your medicine/your medication/a remedy/the antidote
Medicine, drug or medication? Drug emphasizes what the substance is made of; medicine and medication emphasize what it is used for.

Collocations:
Illnesses
Becoming ill
catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(BrE) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
get (BrE) ill/(NAmE) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine
come down with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu
contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
have a heart attack/a stroke
provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
Being ill
feel (BrE) ill/sick/nauseous/queasy
be running (BrE) a temperature/(NAmE) a fever
have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(BrE) a high temperature/(NAmE) a fever
suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder
be laid up with/ (BrE) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine
nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
Treatments
examine a patient
diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
treat sb for cancer/depression/shock
have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
have/be given an injection/(BrE) a flu jab/(NAmE) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
be vaccinated against the flu/(BrE) flu/the measles/(BrE) measles/polio/smallpox
enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease

Example Bank:
•She believed private medicine was a threat to the existence of the National Health Service.
•She gave up general medicine to specialize in geriatric medicine.
•a bottle of cough medicine
•medicine for a chest infection
•people practising alternative medicine
•qualified in traditional Chinese medicine
•Food and medicines are being airlifted to the flood-hit area.
•Have you taken your medicine?
•She gave me a dose of cough medicine.
•She went on to practise medicine after completing her studies.
•Supplies of medicine are hard to get hold of during times of war.
•Which branch of medicine are you going to train in?