physic
[noun]
Synonyms: remedy, cure, medicament, medicant, medication, medicine, pharmacon

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physic verb trans. ['fɪzɪk] Now colloq. Infl. -ck-. LME.
[from PHYSIC noun.]
Dose or treat with medicine, esp. a purgative; fig. relieve, alleviate.

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physic adjective. ['fɪzɪk] Now rare or obsolete. LME.
[(Old & mod. French physique from) Latin physicus from Greek phusikos: see PHYSIC noun.]
1. Medical; medicinal. LME-M18.

2. Physical; natural. M16.

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physic noun. ['fɪzɪk] arch. Also (earlier) fisic. ME.
[Old French fisique medicine (mod. physique natural science, physics) from Latin physica from Greek phusikē use as noun (sc. epistēmē knowledge) of fem. of phusikos natural, from phusis nature: see -IC.]
1. Natural science. ME-L19.

2. The art or practice of healing. ME.
b. Medical people collectively. Now rare or obsolete. LME.

3. Medical treatment; fig. a healthy practice or habit; a mental, moral, or spiritual remedy. ME-E18.

4. (A) medicine; spec. a cathartic. ME.
Indian physic: see INDIAN adjective.
■ R. Graves A wild beast falling sick Will find its own best physicHerb, berry, root.

5. Medical science; the physician's art. LME.

Comb.:
physic-ball a bolus for administration to an animal; physic garden a garden for the cultivation of medicinal plants; a botanical garden.

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