The act of separating the parts of any body, or the condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption; breach.
Often used for defects, harms, legal problems and practical failures.
That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for the gout.
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The act of separating the parts of any body, or the condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption; breach.
Often used for defects, harms, legal problems and practical failures.
Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
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One who, or that which, alleviates.
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A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with against, for, or to; as, an antidote agains…
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The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
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An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
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A remedy for all diseases; a panacea.
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Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its contents by the mouth.
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Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient.
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A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of rendering it fair.
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A substance which produces nausea.
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A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack medici…
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That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.
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Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
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A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction.
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That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.
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Going before; preceding.
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A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
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Hail!
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The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, me…
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A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment.
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To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.
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Causing the ejection of matter from the stomach; emetic.
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Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…
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The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement.
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Anything used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing application.
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The act or process of medicating.
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The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.
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The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits.
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To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes, or abuses; to rectify the will,…
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Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.
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To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.
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The act of intervening; interposition.
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The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.
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To change or modify in any way for the better
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Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to cure.
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Care, heed, or attention.
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To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes, or abuses; to rectify the will,…
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To dress again.
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To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise.
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Remedial.
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To return.
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Alt. of Therapeutical
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The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority…
A legal response to a wrong.
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