Medicine
Medicine noun - A substance or preparation used to treat disease.
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Synonyms for Medicine
Relief and medicine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Relief" instead a noun "Medicine".
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Both words in one sentence
- In Stealth, a medic attempts to inject an initially unsuspecting Ben (Josh Lucas) with 'pain relief' medicine (actually poison).
Source: Hoist By His Own Petard / Film - Comic Relief: While George is serious and driven, his buddy Pete seems to be more concentrated on telling jokes and picking up women than on medicine.
Source: Theatre / Men in White - The highland poppy naturally occurred on the Indian side of the Himalayas, Cantonese traders first introduced southern Chinese consumers to Opium in the early-Ming era, marketing it as a pain-relief medicine and powerful aphrodisiac ('opium-smoking parlour' and 'brothel' quickly became synonymous).
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Relief and Medicine. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/medicine/relief
Medicine & Relief. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/medicine/relief>.
Relief or Medicine. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/medicine/relief.
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