medicine

medicine
い 医
いじゅつ 医術
いやく 医薬
ざい 剤
くすり 薬
やくざい 薬剤
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/médəsn│médsn/ 〔「治療の（medi）技術」が原義〕〈派〉medical（形）
〖名〗（複～s/-z/）
1 〖U〗 医学， 医術《◆外科（surgery）に対し内科をいう》； 医療

the field of ～ 医学の分野

practice ～ 医院を開業する， 診療する．

2 〖U〗（［種類］〖C〗） 医薬， 薬剤， （内服）薬《◆ointment， suppositoryなどの外用薬に用いるのは((まれ))》（cf． ⇒ drug ）（⇔poison）

take ～（s）＝ take a ［one's］ ～ 薬を飲む《◆水薬の場合drink ～ということもある》

Laughter is the best ～． ((ことわざ))笑いが最良の薬だ． ◇［関連］［薬の種類］ pills 丸薬/tablets 錠剤/powders 粉薬/capsules カプセル/liquor 水薬．

3 〖U〗 （未開人社会の）まじない， 魔法， 魔よけ

bad ～((略式))邪悪［不吉］な人［物］．

▼ get some ［a little］ of one's own medicine
((略式))同じ手口で報復される．
▼ give O a dose ［taste］ of O's own ［the same］ medicine
((略式))〈人〉に同じ手口で報復する．
▼ take one's medicine （like a man）
（自業自得の）罰を受ける， （罰として）いやなことを我慢する．

English-Japanese dictionary. 2013.

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