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Health care

Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.

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elixir

Medical; Medicine

a magical or medicinal potion.

estrogen

Medical; Medicine

any of a group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body. Such hormones are also produced artificially for use in oral ...

expectorant

Medical; Medicine

a medicine that promotes the secretion of sputum by the air passages, used esp. to treat coughs.

antibiotic

Medical; Medicine

(chiefly of a medicine) preventing or correcting acidity, esp. in the stomach.

antidepressant

Medical; Medicine

(chiefly of a medicine) preventing or correcting acidity, esp. in the stomach.

antidote

Medical; Medicine

a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.

antihistamine

Medical; Medicine

a drug or other compound that inhibits the physiological effects of histamine, used esp. in the treatment of allergies.