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medicine

[med-uh-sin, med-suhn] / ˈmɛd ə sɪn, ˈmɛd sən /


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She still can imagine finding satisfaction in other fields — medicine, psychology, design — but the idea of giving up acting is almost impossible to comprehend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Sinfield said that the desire of Feyi-Waboso, who is studying medicine, to stay on the pitch swayed the decision to keep him on.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

The church provides clothes and medicine for her eight children and 14 grandchildren.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

The results highlight the potential of precision medicine, an approach that considers individual characteristics, including genetics, when determining which treatments may be most effective.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

‘He’s not here,’ I say, the disappointment hitting my stomach like a medicine ball.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

The Swiss maker of generic medicines is targeting a 60% internal manufacturing mix and 50-70% in-house development, which should result in financial benefits from 2030 as utilization increases, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

This can be brought on by a number of factors, including certain hormone medicines, ovarian surgery or treatment for some types of cancer.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

He suggested that the authorities could introduce a system to track the distribution and purchase of medicines to help identify possible misuse.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The two gene therapy researchers explain why these treatments are so promising, what makes them different from conventional medicines, and what must happen before they can be safely offered to millions of people.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

In a clearing spread a vast garden teeming with familiar and exotic plants, the ingredients of all the. varied medicines and liniments favored at court.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

He followed in her wake without her knowing it, and made for his own lodging where he dressed his wounds and medicined himself till he was whole.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

But the slave-girl medicined herself and became well; and she kept what remained of the poison and sold it to those who asked for it.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

When he revived, he would have medicined my eye, but found there was but the socket left and said, "O my son, it is well that it was thine eye and not thy life!"

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I by John Payne

An excellent constitution soon medicined his wounds; and there was a balsam in the looks and words of Inez, that had a healing effect on the still severer wounds which he carried in his heart.

From Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists by Washington Irving

The hope-inspiring ministry of Ronald's mother, first and engrossing study, and ceaseless occupation next, had effectually medicined his growing melancholy.

From Fairy Fingers A Novel by Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie

And she Shall know no more its tender, sweet caress, Soft medicining woe.

From Lilith The Legend of the First Woman by Ada Langworthy Collier

Thus, by the secret hand of Thy medicining was my swelling abated, and the troubled and bedimmed eyesight of my mind, by the smarting anointings of healthful sorrows, was from day to day healed.

From The Confessions of St. Augustine by E. B. (Edward Bouverie) Pusey

As the night struggles slowly into day so sickness climbs stealthily into health, and nature has a system of medicining her ailments which might only be thwarted by the ministrations of a mere doctor.

From Mary, Mary by Padraic Colum

A great great sin plots in the house this day; Too strong for the faithful, beyond medicining … And help stands far away.

From The Agamemnon of Aeschylus Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes by Gilbert Murray

Go thou thy way, sorrowful and suffering soul, alone; and if thy own heart bleeds, strive thou to soothe its pangs, by medicining the wounds and healing the hurts of another.

From What Answer? by Anna E. Dickinson


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