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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

Some states have since turned to compounding pharmacies, which make customized, non-FDA-approved versions of prescription medicines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Health officials exempted rare disease drugs and other medicines based on comments received from the public, they said in a Federal Register document released Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"It wasn't until I started taking these medicines that it started to lift," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

"But several lifesaving supply lines in WHO's Aden warehouse are already at zero stock, including trauma kits and essential medicines," Heinzelmann said, appealing for more funding.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

The schizophrenia medicines had altered his body and he walked with the uncertainty and imbalance of a child.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee