[ˈmɛd(ɪ)s(ɪ)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease (in technical use often taken to exclude surgery)
(e.g: he made distinguished contributions to pathology and medicine)

- a drug or other preparation for the treatment or prevention of disease
(e.g: give her some medicine)

- (especially among some Indigenous peoples of North America) a spell, charm, or fetish believed to have healing, protective, or other power
(e.g: Fleur was murdering him by use of bad medicine)


Phrases:
- give someone a taste of their own medicine
- take one's medicine

Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin medicina, from medicus ‘physician’