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medicine in Arabic

طِبّ ṭibb

/ˈmɛd.ɪ.s(ɪ)n//ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/

medicine in Arabic: طِبّ (ṭibb), دَوَاء (dawāʔ), عِلَاج (ʕilāj), شِفَاء (šifāʔ). In English, medicine means a substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.

Arabic words for medicine

profession
طِبّ ṭibb
substance which promotes healing
دَوَاء dawāʔ
treatment or cure
عِلَاج ʕilāj, شِفَاء šifāʔ, دَوَاء dawāʔ
field of study
طِبّ ṭibb

English meaning of medicine

  1. noun A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
  2. noun Any treatment or cure.
  3. noun The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
  4. noun The profession and practice of physicians, including surgeons.

Full definition of medicine

medicine in a sentence

  • This medicine has fewer adverse effects than others in its drug class.
  • A legislative remedy might be some harsh medicine; is that cure worse than the ill?
  • She's studying medicine at university because she wants to be a doctor in the future.

Synonyms of medicine

All synonyms of medicine

medicine in other languages

Questions about medicine in Arabic

What is the meaning of medicine in Arabic?
Medicine in Arabic is طِبّ (ṭibb), دَوَاء (dawāʔ), عِلَاج (ʕilāj), شِفَاء (šifāʔ).
ما معنى كلمة medicine؟
Medicine: طِبّ (ṭibb), دَوَاء (dawāʔ), عِلَاج (ʕilāj), شِفَاء (šifāʔ).
What does medicine mean in English?
Medicine means a substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: medicine (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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