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Collocations for medicine - noun

1. science of treating/preventing illness

ADJ.

modern
advances in modern medicine
traditional
qualified in traditional Chinese medicine
folk
Garlic was widely used in folk medicine.
conventional, orthodox | alternative, complementary, holistic, homeopathic | preventative, preventive | academic, clinical, forensic, scientific | general
She gave up general medicine to specialize in geriatric medicine.
geriatric, obstetric, paediatric, veterinary, etc. | Chinese, Western | private, public health
She believed private medicine was a threat to the existence of the National Health Service.

VERB + MEDICINE

train in | qualify in | practise
people practising alternative medicine

PHRASES

a branch of medicine

ADJ.

powerful, strong | cough
a bottle of cough medicine
herbal | prescription

QUANT.

dose

VERB + MEDICINE

take | swallow | prescribe (sb) | administer, give sb | treat sb with

MEDICINE + NOUN

bottle, chest

PREP.

~ for
medicine for a chest infection

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