Category: Body & HealthPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
Medicin
/Medicin/Roman
English meaning: Medicine
Definition
Something you take to treat an illness.
Example
“Tag medicinen efter maden.”
In English: “Take the medicine after the meal.”
Another example: “Lægen udskrev noget medicin mod min allergi.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A neutral noun meaning medicine or medication; in the countable sense it refers to a specific drug, and as an uncountable it can also mean the field of medicine. Common at the pharmacy and the doctor's office.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
'Medicin' originates from the Latin word 'medicina', which means 'the art of healing'. The term has been fully integrated into the Danish language to refer to pharmacology and medical treatments.
Common Collocations
- tage sin medicin
- få medicin
- medicin mod hovedpine
- receptpligtig medicin
- studere medicin
Word Forms
medicin; flertal (sjælden): medicinen; ubest. uden flertal i betydningen 'lægevidenskab'
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- Danish
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- Latin
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- Germanic
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