What does medicina in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word medicina in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use medicina in Italian.

The word medicina in Italian means drug, medicine, medication, medicine, remedy, cure, medicine, alternative medicine, occupational medicine, sports medicine, general practice, GP, internal medicine, forensic medicine, new age medicine, non-conventional medicine, folk medicine, preventive healthcare, psychosomatic medicine, social medicine, take medication, take a medicine. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word medicina

drug, medicine, medication

sostantivo femminile (farmaco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questa medicina ti aiuterà a guarire.
This drug (or: medicine) will help you get better.

medicine

sostantivo femminile (scienza medica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dopo il liceo voglio studiare medicina.
After high school, I want to study medicine.

remedy, cure, medicine

sostantivo femminile (figurato (rimedio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il gelato è la miglior medicina contro la tristezza.
Ice cream is the best cure for sadness.

alternative medicine

(as opposed to traditional medicine)

occupational medicine

sostantivo femminile (branca della medicina)

sports medicine

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

general practice, GP

sostantivo femminile

internal medicine

forensic medicine

new age medicine

non-conventional medicine

folk medicine

preventive healthcare

psychosomatic medicine

social medicine

take medication

take a medicine

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