diagnosis, medical examination; medical treatment; surgery; preventive
medicine.
[medical devices] clinical thermometer, stethoscope, X-ray
machine.
anthelmintic [Med.]; antidote, antifebrile [Med.], antipoison†,
counterpoison†, antitoxin, antispasmodic; bracer, faith cure, placebo;
helminthagogue†, lithagogue†, pick-meup, stimulant, tonic; vermifuge,
prophylactic, corrective, restorative; sedative &c 174; palliative;
febrifuge; alterant†, alterative; specific; antiseptic, emetic,
analgesic, pain-killer, antitussive [Med.], antiinflammatory [Med.],
antibiotic, antiviral [Med.], antifungal [Med.], carminative; Nepenthe,
Mithridate.
cure, treatment, regimen; radical cure, perfect cure, certain
cure; sovereign remedy.
examination, diagnosis, diagnostics; analysis, urinalysis, biopsy,
radiology.
medicine, physic, Galenicals†, simples, drug, pharmaceutical,
prescription, potion, draught, dose, pill, bolus, injection, infusion,
drip, suppository, electuary†; linctus†, lincture†; medicament;
pharmacon†.
nostrum, receipt, recipe, prescription; catholicon†, panacea,
elixir, elixir vitae, philosopher's stone; balm, balsam, cordial,
theriac†, ptisan†.
agueweed†, arnica, benzoin, bitartrate of potash, boneset†,
calomel, catnip, cinchona, cream of tartar, Epsom salts [Chem];
feverroot†, feverwort; friar's balsam, Indian sage; ipecac, ipecacuanha;
jonquil, mercurous chloride, Peruvian bark; quinine, quinquina†;
sassafras, yarrow.
salve, ointment, cerate, oil, lenitive, lotion, cosmetic; plaster;
epithem†, embrocation†, liniment, cataplasm†, sinapism†, arquebusade†,
traumatic, vulnerary, pepastic†, poultice, collyrium†, depilatory;
emplastrum†; eyewater†, vesicant, vesicatory [Med.].
compress, pledget†; bandage &c (support) 215.
treatment, medical treatment, regimen; dietary, dietetics; vis
medicatrix†, vis medicatrix naturae [Lat.]; medecine expectante [Fr.];
bloodletting, bleeding, venesection [Med.], phlebotomy, cupping,
sanguisae, leeches; operation, surgical operation; transfusion,
infusion, intravenous infusion, catheter, feeding tube; prevention,
preventative medicine, immunization, inoculation, vaccination, vaccine,
shot, booster, gamma globulin.
pharmacy, pharmacology, pharmaceutics; pharmacopoeia, formulary;
acology†, Materia Medica [Lat.], therapeutics, posology†; homeopathy,
allopathy†, heteropathy [Med.], osteopathy, hydropathy [Med.]; cold
water cure; dietetics; surgery, chirurgery [Med.], chirurgy†; healing
art, leechcraft†; orthopedics, orthopedy†, orthopraxy†; pediatrics;
dentistry, midwifery, obstetrics, gynecology; tocology†; sarcology†.
hospital, infirmary; pesthouse†, lazarhouse†; lazaretto; lock
hospital; maison de sante [Fr.]; ambulance.
dispensary; dispensatory†, drug store, pharmacy, apothecary,
druggist, chemist.
Hotel des Invalides; sanatorium, spa, pump room, well; hospice;
Red Cross.
doctor, physician, surgeon; medical practitioner, general
practitioner, specialist; medical attendant, apothecary, druggist;
leech; osteopath, osteopathist†; optometrist, ophthalmologist;
internist, oncologist, gastroenterologist; epidemiologist [Med.],
public health specialist; dermatologist; podiatrist; witch doctor,
shaman, faith healer, quack, exorcist; Aesculapius†, Hippocrates, Galen;
accoucheur [Fr.], accoucheuse [Fr.], midwife, oculist, aurist†;
operator; nurse, registered nurse, practical nurse, monthly nurse,
sister; nurse's aide, candystriper; dresser; bonesetter; pharmaceutist†,
pharmacist, druggist, chemist, pharmacopolist†.
V. apply a remedy &c n.; doctor, dose, physic, nurse, minister to,
attend, dress the wounds, plaster; drain; prevent &c 706; relieve &c
834; palliate &c 658; restore &c 660; drench with physic; bleed, cup,
let blood; manicure.
operate, excise, cut out; incise.
Adj. remedial; restorative &c 660; corrective, palliative, healing;
sanatory†, sanative; prophylactic, preventative, immunizing;
salutiferous &c (salutary) 656 [Obs.]; medical, medicinal; therapeutic,
chirurgical [Med.], epulotic†, paregoric, tonic, corroborant,
analeptic†, balsamic, anodyne, hypnotic, neurotic, narcotic, sedative,
lenitive, demulcent†, emollient; depuratory†; detersive†, detergent;
abstersive†, disinfectant, febrifugal†, alterative; traumatic,
vulnerary.
allopathic†, heteropathic†, homeopathic, hydropathic [Med.];
anthelmintic [Med.]; antifebrile [Med.], antiluetic†; aperient†,
chalybeate†, deobstruent†, depurative†, laxative, roborant†.
dietetic, alimentary; nutritious, nutritive; peptic; alexipharmic†,
alexiteric†; remediable, curable.
Phr.. aux grands maux les grands remedes [Fr.]; Dios que da la llaga da
la medicina [Sp.]; para todo hay remedio sino para la muerte [Sp.];
temporis ars medicina fere est [Lat.] [Ovid]; the remedy is worse than
the disease [Dryden]; throw physic to the dogs, I'll none of it
[Macbeth].