資料來源 : pyDict
醫生,開業醫生,巫醫
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Medicine \Med"i*cine\, n. [L. medicina (sc. ars), fr. medicinus
medical, fr. medicus: cf. F. m['e]decine. See {Medical}.]
1. The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or
alleviation of disease.
2. Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a
remedial agent; a remedy; physic.
By medicine, life may be prolonged. --Shak.
3. A philter or love potion. [Obs.] --Shak.
4. [F. m['e]decin.] A physician. [Obs.] --Shak.
{Medicine bag}, a charm; -- so called among the North
American Indians, or in works relating to them.
{Medicine man} (among the North American Indians), a person
who professes to cure sickness, drive away evil spirits,
and regulate the weather by the arts of magic.
{Medicine seal}, a small gem or paste engraved with reversed
characters, to serve as a seal. Such seals were used by
Roman physicians to stamp the names of their medicines.
資料來源 : WordNet®
medicine man
n : a Native American shaman