plural of median strip

simple past tense and past participle of self-medicate

(informal, Canada, US) The Canada-United States border; the 49th parallel north: a circle of latitude that is 49° north of Earth's equator.

Synonym of centre slang

golfer's elbow

(traditional Chinese medicine) Herbal medicine modernized into a ready-to-use form such as tablets, oral solutions or dry suspensions, as opposed to herbs that require cooking.

A system of pseudo-medicine introduced by Ryke Geerd Hamer (1935–2017), based around an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory and promoted as a cure for cancer.

(medicine) The practice of recommending a diagnostic test or medical treatment that is not necessarily the best option for the patient, but mainly serves to protect the physician against a potential malpractice lawsuit from the patient.

(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the inner surface of the lateral pterygoid plate and from the palatine and maxillary bones, is inserted into the ramus and the gonial angle, cooperates with the masseter and temporalis in elevating the lower jaw, and controls certain lateral and rotary movements of the jaw.

(UK, historical) The English slang once used by medical students in London hospitals, involving deliberate spoonerisms.