n.

1. 藥，內服藥[C][U]
   Why did the patient refuse to take the medicine?

   那個病人為什麼不肯服藥？

2. 醫學；醫術；內科學[U]
   Anesthesia was a great innovation in medicine.

   麻醉是醫學上重大的創新。

3. 【喻】良藥[U][C]
4. （原始民族迷信的）符咒，巫術，魔力[U]

vt.

1. 給……服藥；用藥物治療

n.

1. the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease (in technical use often taken to exclude surgery).
2. a drug or other preparation for the treatment or prevention of disease.
3. (among North American Indians and some other peoples) a spell, charm, or fetish believed to have healing or magical power.