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lääketiede — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • medical adj Relating to the treatment of illness and the practice of medicine.
  • medicine noun A substance taken to treat or prevent illness.

Senses

lääketiede is used for these senses in English:

  • medical Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.
  • medicine (uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
  • medicine (uncountable) The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
  • medicine (uncountable) The profession and practice of physicians, including surgeons.

medical — full definition

  1. adj Relating to the treatment of illness and the practice of medicine.
  2. noun An examination to check someone's state of health.

medicine — full definition

  1. noun A substance taken to treat or prevent illness.
  2. noun The science and practice of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease.
  3. noun Among some Indigenous cultures, ritual or spiritual practices believed to influence healing or fortune.

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