(medicine, archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacology, particularly its development in early modern Europe.

(medicine, archaic or historical) Synonym of medicine: the substances so used, particularly traditional cures prepared from animals and plants such as herbal medicines but inclusive of early drugs.

plural of medicine man

A town in Cypress, Alberta, Canada.

A Native American shamanistic healer. / A traditional healer among other indigenous peoples.

plural of medicaster

(dated, now chiefly literary) A quack doctor; someone who pretends to have medical knowledge.

(Britain) A medicine that is protected by a patent. / (US) Any medicine with a proprietary formula which can be bought without a prescription, irrespective of whether it is protected by a patent.

Any of several therapies that combine conventional medical practices with those of alternative medicine such as acupuncture or homeopathy.

(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the effects of space travel on human beings