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healing; one duty authorized to prescribe remedies for, and treat, diseases; a doctor of medicine.

A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole.

A medicine for affections of the lungs.

and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine.

A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases. [Obs.] Polychrest salt (Old Med. Chem.), potassium sulphate, specifically obtained by fusing niter with sulphur.

The act or practice of prescribing too many medicines.

A medicine supposed to promote the formation of callus.

Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful' efficacious; as, a potent medicine. "Harsh and potent injuries." Shak. Moses once more his potent rod extends. Milton.

A draught; a dose; usually, a draught or dose of a liquid medicine. Shak.

In practice or use; as, a medicine practically safe; theoretically wrong, but practically right. 4. Almost.

wants of men; the exercise of any profession; professional business; as, the practice of medicine or law; a large or lucrative practice. Practice is exercise of an art, or the application of a science in life, which application is itself an art. Sir W. Hamilton.

gaged in the actual use or exercise of any art or profession, particularly that of law or medicine. Crabbe.

Preceptive. [Obs.] [Passion] would give preceptial medicine to rage. Shak.

Capable of being prepared. "Medicine preparable by art." Boyle.

Tending to defeat or hinder; obviating; preventing the access of; as, a medicine preventive of disease. Physic is either curative or preventive. Sir T. Browne. Preventive service, the duty performed by the armed police in guarding the coast against smuggling. [Eng]

A name given to several species of stonecrop, used as ingredients of vermifuge medicines. See Stonecrop.

The art and science of predicting in medicine. Laycock.

of taste, touch, and smell, or otherwise affect the living organism, as in the manner of medicines and poisons.

A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.

Belonging, or pertaining, to a proprietor; considered as property; owned; as, proprietary medicine. Proprietary articles, manufactured articles which some person or persons have exclusive right to make and sell. U. S. Statutes.