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medicine meaning in Sinhala

ඔසුව osuwa

/ˈmɛd.ɪ.s(ɪ)n//ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/

medicine in Sinhala: ඔසුව (osuwa), ඖෂධය (auṣadhaya). In English, medicine means a substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.

Sinhala words for medicine

substance which promotes healing
ඔසුව osuwa, ඖෂධය auṣadhaya

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

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Questions about medicine in Sinhala

What is the meaning of medicine in Sinhala?
Medicine in Sinhala is ඔසුව (osuwa), ඖෂධය (auṣadhaya).
medicine යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Medicine: ඔසුව (osuwa), ඖෂධය (auṣadhaya).
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 Sinhala words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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