n.

1. 药，内服药[C][U]
   Why did the patient refuse to take the medicine?

   那个病人为什么不肯服药？

2. 医学；医术；内科学[U]
   Anesthesia was a great innovation in medicine.

   麻醉是医学上重大的创新。

3. 【喻】良药[U][C]
4. （原始民族迷信的）符咒，巫术，魔力[U]

vt.

1. 给……服药；用药物治疗

n.

1. the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease (in technical use often taken to exclude surgery).
2. a drug or other preparation for the treatment or prevention of disease.
3. (among North American Indians and some other peoples) a spell, charm, or fetish believed to have healing or magical power.