MEDICINE Copy link • MEDICINEA medical remedy, medicina (as ordered by the physician): medicamentum (as prepared by the apothecary, φάρμακον): medicamen belongs principally to poetry; also, poisonous or magic draught: remedium (remedy for or against any of the evils we are subject to; alicujus rei, ad or contra aliquid): antidoton (against poison; ☞ not remedium). A powerful medicine, medicamentum or remedium efficax: a medicine that works quickly, medicina or remedium praesens: medicina strenua (opposed to remedium pigrum): a weak or powerless medicine, medicina imbeciila: a medicine too weak for the disorder, medicina imbecillior quam morbus: a strong medicine, remedium acre; medicamentum vehemens: a useful or good medicine, medicamentum or remedium salutare: the medicine works well, medicamentum commode facit (Cels.): to take medicine, medicinam accipere; medicamentum bibere, sumere: to take medicine for anything, alicui rei medicinam or remedium (sibi) adhibere; in re remedio uti: to give anybody medicine, dare alicui medicamentum (ad or contra aliquid) medicamentum potui dare alicui (if it is a draught); for a disorder, medicinam opponere morbo: to prescribe medicines, aegrotanti remedia praecipere or praescribere; morbo remedia proponere: the physician goes on with the same medicine, medicus perseverat remedium adhibere: to mix up or compound medicines, medicamentum parare (Cic.); componere (Col.); temperare (Scribonius, Larg.); in poculo diluere (Curt., ; the last only if it is a draught): the medicine begins to work, medicamentum concipitur venis, diffunditur per venas: not to require medicine, medicina non egere: the preparation or compounding of medicines, medicamentorum compositio: a compounder of medicines, medicamentarius. The medical art, medicina, ars medicina (Cic.): ars medicinae (Quint.): ars medicamentaria (Plin.): ars medicinalis (Cels.): disciplina medicinae (Vitr.): ars medendi: ea pars medicinae, quae medicamentis medetur (opposed to surgery and dietetics, Cels.): To study medicine, medicinae studere: to practise medicine, medicinam exercere (Cic.); f’acere, factitare (Quint.): to understand or possess a knowledge of medicine, artem medicinam tenere (Sulp. ap. Cic.): medicinae scientiam tenere (Serv., ap. Cic.): medendi peritum esse (Plin.).