| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure |
| Synonyms: | aid, alleviation, antidote, assistance, catholicon, corrective, counteractant, counteragent, countermeasure, drug, elixir, elixir vitae, fix*, healing, healing agent, help, medicament, medicant, medicine, nostrum, panacea, pharmacon, physic, placebo, proprietary, quick fix, recovery, redress, remedy, reparation, restora-tive, therapeutic, treatment |
| Main Entry: | cure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | solution to problem, often health |
| Synonyms: | aid, alleviation, antidote, assistance, catholicon, corrective, counteractant, counteragent, countermeasure, drug, elixir, elixir vitae, fix, healing, healing agent, help, medicament, medicant, medication, medicine, nostrum, panacea, pharmacon, physic, placebo, proprietary, quick fix, recovery, redress, remedy, reparation, restora-tive, therapeutic, treatment |
| Antonyms: | disease, problem |
| Main Entry: | medicine/medication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substance that helps cure, alleviate, or prevent illness |
| Synonyms: | anesthetic, antibiotic, antidote, antiseptic, antitoxin, balm, biologic, capsule, cure, dose, drug, elixir, injection, inoculation, liniment, lotion, medicament, ointment, pharmaceutical, pharmacon, physic, pill, potion, prescription, remedy, salve, sedative, serum, tablet, tincture, tonic, vaccination, vaccine |
| Main Entry: | salve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ointment for relief of pain or illness |
| Synonyms: | aid, balm, cerate, counterirritant, cream, cure, dressing, emolient, help, liniment, lotion, lubricant, medication, medicine, remedy, unction, unguent |
| Main Entry: | sedative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | soothing agent, medicine |
| Synonyms: | analgesic, anodyne, barbiturate, calmant, calmative, depressant, dope*, downer, drug, hypnotic, knockout pill, medication, narcotic, nerve medicine, opiate, pacifier, pain pill, pain-killer, quietive, sleeping pill, tranquillizer |
| Antonyms: | antidepressant |
| Main Entry: | treatment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | medical care |
| Synonyms: | analysis, cure, diet, doctoring, healing, hospitalization, medication, medicine, operation, prescription, regimen, remedy, surgery, therapeutics, therapy |
| Antonyms: | harm, hurt, injury |
| Main Entry: | medicine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure |
| Synonyms: | anesthetic, antibiotic, antidote, antiseptic, antitoxin, balm, biologic, capsule, cure, dose, drug, elixir, injection, inoculation, liniment, lotion, medicament, medication, ointment, pharmaceutical, pharmacon, physic, pill, potion, prescription, remedy, salve, sedative, serum, tablet, tincture, tonic, vaccination, vaccine |
| Main Entry: | patent medicine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | proprietary medicine |
| Synonyms: | ethical drug, medication, proprietary, proprietary drug |
| Main Entry: | medicament |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure |
| Synonyms: | aid, alleviation, antidote, assistance, catholicon, corrective, counteractant, counteragent, countermeasure, drug, elixir, elixir vitae, fix*, healing, healing agent, help, medicant, medication, medicine, nostrum, panacea, pharmacon, physic, placebo, proprietary, quick fix, recovery, redress, remedy, reparation, restora-tive, therapeutic, treatment |