What is the meaning of medicine?

noun

• The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques.
  • synonyms: medical specialty
• Medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease.
  • synonyms: medication, medicament, medicinal drug
• The learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries.
  • usage: "he studied medicine at Harvard"
  • synonyms: practice of medicine
• Punishment for one's actions.
  • usage: "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine"
  • synonyms: music

verb

• Treat medicinally, treat with medicine.
  • synonyms: medicate