practice
pattern | a customary way of operation or behavior, it is their practice to give annual raises, they changed their dietary pattern |
| practice praxis | translating an idea into action, a hard theory to put into practice, differences between theory and praxis of communism |
exhibition game
practice game | a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing |
law
practice of law | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system, he studied law at Yale |
medicine
practice of medicine | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries, he studied medicine at Harvard |
| preventive medicine | the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease, the medical establishment doesn't profit from preventive medicine |
| alternative medicine | the practice of medicine without the use of drugs, may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture |
| herbal medicine | the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health |
| complementary medicine | the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine |
| practice | the exercise of a profession, the practice of the law, I took over his practice when he retired |
| dental practice | the practice of dentistry |
| law practice | the practice of law |
| medical practice | the practice of medicine |
family practice
family medicine | medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit |
| group practice | (medicine) the practice of medicine by a group of physicians who share their premises and other resources |
| private practice | the practice of a profession independently and not as an employee, he teaches at the medical school but his fortune came from private practice, lawyers in private practice are in business and must make a profit to survive |
| holistic medicine | medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors, holistic medicine treats the mind as well as the body |
phytotherapy
herbal therapy
botanical medicine | the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) |
sexual activity
sexual practice
sex
sex activity | activities associated with sexual intercourse, they had sex in the back seat |
exercise practice drill
practice session
recitation | systematic training by multiple repetitions, practice makes perfect |
skull session
skull practice | teaching strategy to an athletic team |
| target practice | practice in shooting at targets |
license
permission
permit | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization |
| music medicine | punishment for one's actions, you have to face the music, take your medicine |
| cold medicine | medicine intended to relieve the symptoms of the common cold |
| herbal medicine | a medicine made from plants and used to prevent or treat disease or promote health |
license plate
numberplate | a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number |
lipid-lowering medicine
lipid-lowering medication
statin drug
statin | a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase |
medicine
medication
medicament
medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
| medicine ball | heavy ball used in physical training |
medicine chest
medicine cabinet | cabinet that holds medicines and toiletries |
National Library of Medicine
United States National Library of Medicine
U.S. National Library of Medicine | the world's largest medical library |
over-theounter drug
over-theounter medicine | a drug that is sold without a prescription |
package store
liquor store
off-licence | a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere |
| patent medicine | medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription |
| practice range | a place for practicing golf shots |
prescription drug
prescription
prescription medicine
ethical drug | a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist, he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly |
| practice | knowledge of how something is usually done, it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner |
medicine
medical specialty | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
aeromedicine
aerospace medicine
aviation medicine | the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight) |
dentistry
dental medicine
odontology | the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth |
| emergency medicine | the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness |
forensic medicine
forensic pathology | the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes, forensic pathology provided the evidence that convicted the murderer |
internal medicine
general medicine | the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults) |
| nuclear medicine | the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells |
pharmacology
pharmacological medicine
materia medica | the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects |
psychiatry
psychopathology
psychological medicine | the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
pediatrics
paediatrics
pediatric medicine
pedology | the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children |
| space medicine | the branch of medicine concerned with the effects of space flight on human beings |
| sports medicine | the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities |