medicine

medicamento, medicina

Sustancia que se toma o se aplica al cuerpo para tratar una enfermedad o sentirse mejor.

En inglés sencillo: Something you take or put on your body to treat an illness or help you feel better.

• Take your medicine after breakfast.
• This medicine helped my cough.
• Did the doctor prescribe any medicine?

Cómo se usa: medicine for something (The doctor gave me medicine for my cough.)

Sinónimos: medication, drug, remedy

Expresiones frecuentes: take medicine, cough medicine, medicine for something, prescribe medicine

medicina

Ciencia y práctica de tratar enfermedades y cuidar la salud de las personas.

En inglés sencillo: The study and practice of treating illness and keeping people healthy.

• She wants to study medicine.
• Modern medicine has saved many lives.
• He practiced medicine in a small village.

Sinónimos: medical science

Expresiones frecuentes: study medicine, practice medicine, modern medicine

remedio

Cualquier cosa que ayuda a resolver un problema o a sentirse mejor.

En inglés sencillo: Anything that helps solve a problem or makes someone feel better.

• Laughter is good medicine.
• The spending cuts were bitter medicine for the town.
• A holiday was the best medicine for her stress.

Sinónimos: remedy, cure

Expresiones frecuentes: best medicine, bitter medicine, harsh medicine