Medicine

Medicine

The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

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coated pill

Medical; Medicine

Pill with coating that makes it easier to swallow.

codeine

Medical; Medicine

a sleep-inducing and analgesic drug derived from morphine.

cortisone

Medical; Medicine

a hormone produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy agent.