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medicine meaning in Kannada

ಮದ್ದು maddu

/ˈmɛd.ɪ.s(ɪ)n//ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/

medicine in Kannada: ಮದ್ದು (maddu), ಔಷಧ (auṣadha), ವೈದ್ಯವಿಜ್ಞಾನ (vaidyavijñāna). In English, medicine means a substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.

Kannada words for medicine

substance which promotes healing
ಮದ್ದು maddu, ಔಷಧ auṣadha
field of study
ವೈದ್ಯವಿಜ್ಞಾನ vaidyavijñāna

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

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Questions about medicine in Kannada

What is the meaning of medicine in Kannada?
Medicine in Kannada is ಮದ್ದು (maddu), ಔಷಧ (auṣadha), ವೈದ್ಯವಿಜ್ಞಾನ (vaidyavijñāna).
medicine ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Medicine: ಮದ್ದು (maddu), ಔಷಧ (auṣadha), ವೈದ್ಯವಿಜ್ಞಾನ (vaidyavijñāna).
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 Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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