Physic

['fɪzɪk]

Definition

(n.) The art of healing diseases; the science of medicine; the theory or practice of medicine.

(n.) A specific internal application for the cure or relief of sickness; a remedy for disease; a medicine.

(n.) Specifically, a medicine that purges; a cathartic.

(n.) A physician.

(v. t.) To treat with physic or medicine; to administer medicine to, esp. a cathartic; to operate on as a cathartic; to purge.

(v. t.) To work on as a remedy; to heal; to cure.

Checker: Percy

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Drug, medicine, remedy, medicament, NOSTRUM.[2]. Cathartic, purge, purgative medicine.

v. Purge, drench, give physic to.

Checked by Gregory

Definition

n. the science of medicine: the art of healing: a medicine: (orig.) natural philosophy physics.—v.t. to give medicine to:—pr.p. phys′icking; pa.t. and pa.p. phys′icked.—ns. Physician (fi-zish′an) one skilled in the use of physic or the art of healing: one who prescribes remedies for diseases: a doctor.—ns. Physic′iancy post or office of physician; Physic′ianship; Phys′ic-nut,Barbadoes or Purging nut the seeds of Jatropha curcas.—Physic garden a botanical garden."

Typist: Paul

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