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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antiseptic

Medical; Medicine

of, relating to, or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.

aspirin

Medical; Medicine

a synthetic compound used medicinally to relieve mild or chronic pain and to reduce fever and inflammation.

bicarbonate

Medical; Medicine

a salt containing the anion HCO 3−.

capsule

Medical; Medicine

a small case or container, esp. a round or cylindrical one.

transmitted illness

Medical; Medicine

Infection or desease that can be transfer from one person to another by many different ways: sexual, air, etc.

chionablepsia

Medical; Medicine

Inflammation of the eyes caused by exposure to ultraviolet light, also called snow blindness. Affected with blindness by the abnormal brightness of snow.