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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
medicine
/ˈmed(ɪ).sn̩/
noun
liquid or pills used to treat illness or pain; the study of treating illness or pain
- “This medicine will increase the survival rate of the patients.”Tatoeba
- “Like it or not, you have to take this medicine.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)