• REMEDY

1. s. remedium (PROP. and figuratively): medicina (PROP. and figuratively): medicamentum (PROP.): antidotum (an antidote). To apply a remedy to a disease, morbo medicinam adhibere: to seek a remedy for anything, medicinam alicui rei quaerere (PROP. and figuratively): to find a remedy, auxilium (or medicinam) reperire, or remedium invenire, alicui rei; res adversus aliquid praesenti remedio est (is a quick remedy); si periturus sit, quil aborat, nisi temeraria quoque via fuerit adjutus... satius est anceps auxilium experiri quam nullum (Cels., 2, 10; desperate remedies must be tried in desperate cases).

2. v. mederi alicui or alicui rei (PROP. and figuratively): sanare, or sanum facere aliquem or aliquid (to make a person or thing sound or whole, PROP. and figuratively) [Vid: also, CURE, v.] : remedio esse, anything, ad aliquid (to serve as means against anything; of medicine): utilem esse, anything, contra aliquid, alicui rei (to be useful or serviceable; of medicine and other things): prodesse, anything, adversus aliquid, alicui rei (to be good for anything; of medicine and other things): salutarem esse, anything, ad aliquid (to be wholesome; of medicines and other things): posse ad aliquid (to operate in or against anything; e.g., ad morsus serpentum): valere adversus aliquid, efficacem esse contra aliquid (to be good or effectual against anything): to remedy a want of provisions, rei frumentariae mederi; rem frumentariam expedire. To remedy quickly and effectually (of a medicine), res adversus aliquid praesenti remedio est. To discover how to remedy a thing, auxilium reperire or remedium invenire alicui rei: that cannot be remedied, insanabilis (☞ immedicabilis is poetical).