medicine
/ˈmedsn/noun
उच्चारण मेड्सन
दवा, औषधि
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[U, C]
a substance, especially a liquid or tablets, that you take to treat an illness
दवा, औषधि
- Take the medicine three times a day after meals.
- cough medicine
- Keep all medicines out of the reach of children.
+ 3 more examples
- The doctor gave him medicine for his fever.
- Keep all medicines out of the reach of small children.
- She forgot to take her medicine this morning.
Synonyms drug medication remedy cure tablet
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[U]
the study and treatment of diseases and injuries
चिकित्सा-विज्ञान, चिकित्सा-शास्त्र
- She is studying medicine at AIIMS.
- advances in modern medicine
- the practice of medicine
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- Many students of medicine spend long hours in the hospital ward.
- Ayurveda is a traditional system of medicine in India.
- He decided to practise medicine in his home village.
Synonyms healing medical science the medical profession doctoring
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
medicine (uncountable) / a medicine (countable)
The study and practice of treating illness is uncountable; a particular drug can be a countable medicine.
रोगों के उपचार का अध्ययन और अभ्यास uncountable है; कोई विशेष दवा countable 'medicine' हो सकती है।
- She wants to study medicine after school.
- This medicine should be taken after meals.
take / have medicine (not drink or eat)
The natural verb is take medicine; for liquid medicine drink is not usual.
स्वाभाविक क्रिया 'take medicine' है; तरल दवा के लिए भी 'drink' सामान्य नहीं है।
- Take the medicine twice a day.
- Radhika forgot to take her medicine.
medicine for sth
For names the illness the medicine treats.
'For' उस रोग को बताता है जिसका उपचार दवा करती है।
- Is there any medicine for a cough?
- He is on medicine for blood pressure.
medicine / medical / medicinal / medication
Medical describes the profession; medicinal describes healing properties; medication is formal for drugs.
'Medical' पेशे को बताता है; 'medicinal' उपचारात्मक गुणों को; 'medication' दवाओं के लिए औपचारिक शब्द है।
- Tulsi has medicinal properties.
- He is a medical student.
+Collocations 4
verb + medicine
takeprescribegivebuyneedstudy
- The doctor prescribed a new medicine.
adjective + medicine
moderntraditionalalternativepreventiveherbalstrong
- Ayurveda is a traditional system of medicine.
medicine + noun
cabinetshopchestbottlemandose
- Keep the medicine bottle away from children.
noun + medicine
coughsleepingfamilysportsemergencyveterinary
- She works in emergency medicine.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's father took his medicine at eight every morning.
राधिका के पिता हर सुबह आठ बजे अपनी दवा लेते थे।
- She studied medicine at AIIMS.
उसने AIIMS में चिकित्सा की पढ़ाई की।
- Laughter is the best medicine.
हँसी सबसे अच्छी दवा है।
- The medicine tasted bitter, but it worked.
दवा कड़वी थी, पर उसने असर किया।
- Many villagers still prefer herbal medicine for minor illnesses.
कई ग्रामीण अब भी छोटी बीमारियों के लिए जड़ी-बूटी की दवा पसंद करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 4
✗ I drank the tablet after dinner.
✓ I took the tablet after dinner.
Medicine and tablets are taken, not drunk or eaten.
दवा और गोलियाँ 'take' की जाती हैं, 'drink' या 'eat' नहीं।
✗ He is studying in medicine.
✓ He is studying medicine.
Study is followed directly by the subject.
'Study' के बाद विषय सीधे आता है।
✗ The doctor gave me three medicines for fever, an advice and a rest.
✓ The doctor gave me three medicines for fever, some advice and rest.
Advice and rest are uncountable, so a is wrong before them.
'Advice' और 'rest' uncountable हैं, इसलिए उनके पहले 'a' गलत है।
✗ This is a good medicine of cough.
✓ This is a good medicine for cough.
The preposition for names the illness treated.
रोग का नाम बताने के लिए preposition 'for' आता है।
¶Idioms 3
a taste/dose of your own medicine
the same bad treatment that you have given to others
जैसा किया वैसा भरा, अपने ही हथियार से मात
- The bully got a taste of his own medicine when the new boy hit back.
take your medicine
to accept punishment or something unpleasant without complaining
चुपचाप सज़ा या कड़वी बात स्वीकार करना
- He broke the rule and now he must take his medicine.
the best medicine
the thing that most helps you feel better
सबसे अच्छी दवा
- Laughter is the best medicine.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
med·i·cine
?Which word?
medicine, medical and medicinal
Medicine is the substance or the science. Medical means connected with the treatment of disease: 'a medical college', 'medical leave'. Medicinal means having healing properties: 'medicinal plants', 'for medicinal purposes'. Tulsi has medicinal value; a doctor has medical training; both prescribe medicine.
Medicine पदार्थ या विज्ञान है। Medical का अर्थ 'रोग के इलाज से संबंधित' है: 'a medical college', 'medical leave'। Medicinal का अर्थ 'उपचार के गुण वाला' है: 'medicinal plants', 'for medicinal purposes'। तुलसी में medicinal गुण हैं; डॉक्टर के पास medical प्रशिक्षण है; दोनों medicine देते हैं।
The medical/medicinal pair is a sentence-improvement item.
Medical और medicinal की जोड़ी sentence improvement में आती है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A taste of your own medicine, take your medicine, laughter is the best medicine.
Idioms: a taste of your own medicine (जैसा व्यवहार आपने दूसरों के साथ किया, वैसा ही खुद पर झेलना), take your medicine (अपनी गलती का अप्रिय नतीजा चुपचाप स्वीकार करना), laughter is the best medicine (हँसी सबसे अच्छी दवा है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A doctor who prepares and sells medicines is a pharmacist or chemist; one who treats animals is a vet; the science of medicines is pharmacology.
'दवाएँ बनाने और बेचने वाला' pharmacist या chemist; 'जानवरों का इलाज करने वाला' vet; 'दवाओं का विज्ञान' pharmacology।