| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agent for negating the effect of an infection or poison |
| Synonyms: | antibiotic, antibody, antipoison, antiseptic, antiserum, antivenin, counteractant, counteragent, medicine, neutralizer, preventive, serum, vaccine |
| 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: | 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: | serum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | antitoxin |
| Synonyms: | agglutinin, agglutinogen, agglutinoid, antibody, antigen, antiserum, immunizer, immunotoxin, vaccine |
| Main Entry: | booster shot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | additional dose of vaccine |
| Synonyms: | booster, booster dose, booster injection, immunization, recall dose, vaccine |