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औषधि — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • medication noun A drug or medicine used to treat an illness.
  • medicine noun A substance taken to treat or prevent illness.
  • ointment noun A thick, oily paste, often medicated, applied to the skin to treat or soothe it.

Senses

औषधि is used for these senses in English:

  • ointment viscous preparation, usually containing medication
  • medication one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient
  • medicine substance which promotes healing

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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