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1. tropical_medicine
noun. the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that are found most often in tropical regions.
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2. medicine
noun. ['ˈmɛdəsən'] the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques.
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Etymology
- medicine (English)
- medicin (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. tropical
adjective. ['ˈtrɑːpɪkəl'] relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator).
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- tropical (English)
- -al (English)
- tropic (English)
- tropicus (Latin)
4. medicine
noun. ['ˈmɛdəsən'] the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries.
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Etymology
- medicine (English)
- medicin (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. medicine
noun. ['ˈmɛdəsən'] (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease.
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Etymology
- medicine (English)
- medicin (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. tropical
adjective. ['ˈtrɑːpɪkəl'] characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense.
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Etymology
- tropical (English)
- -al (English)
- tropic (English)
- tropicus (Latin)
7. tropical
adjective. ['ˈtrɑːpɪkəl'] of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics.
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Etymology
- tropical (English)
- -al (English)
- tropic (English)
- tropicus (Latin)
8. medicine
noun. ['ˈmɛdəsən'] punishment for one's actions.
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Etymology
- medicine (English)
- medicin (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. medicine
verb. ['ˈmɛdəsən'] treat medicinally, treat with medicine.
Etymology
- medicine (English)
- medicin (Middle English (1100-1500))