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substance that helps cure, alleviate, or prevent illness n.
cure n.

NOUN

substance that helps cure, alleviate, or prevent illness

Synonyms

WEAK

anesthetic antibiotic antidote antiseptic antitoxin balm biologic capsule cure dose drug elixir injection inoculation liniment lotion medicament ointment pharmaceutical pharmacon physic pill potion prescription remedy salve sedative serum tablet tincture tonic vaccination vaccine

NOUN

cure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antibiotic cure drug medication pharmaceutical pill prescription remedy

STRONG

anesthetic antidote antiseptic antitoxin balm capsule dose elixir injection inoculation liniment lotion medicament ointment physic potion salve sedative serum tablet tincture tonic vaccination vaccine

WEAK

biologic pharmacon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disease

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medicines

Alex has reported on the business and science of healthcare, including the rise of GLP-1 drugs, experimental medicines and new approaches to diagnosing and treating disease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

"And they open up exciting possibilities for future research into how we might trigger these effects more directly -- with diet, lifestyle, or new medicines."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

According to MSF, the closure of frontline services was putting other hospitals under severe strain - as they were losing their capacity to function and medicines were disappearing.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

This includes stocking up on medicines and equipment at clinics and intensifying surveys of water and air quality.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

“I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have said that....It’s just that I’m so tired, and the medicines, they make my head swim....I’m just not myself these days.”

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai