remedy

Roget category 662

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
› 5.2. Prospective volition
›› 5.2.2. Subservience to ends

#662. Remedy

noun

remedy, help, cure, redress — medicine, medicament — diagnosis, medical examination — medical treatment — surgery — preventive medicine.
[medical devices] clinical thermometer, stethoscope, X-ray machine.
anthelmintic [Med.] — antidote, antifebrile [Med.], antipoison^†, counterpoison^†, antitoxin, antispasmodic — bracer, faith cure, placebo — helminthagogue^†, lithagogue^†, pick-meup, stimulant, tonic — vermifuge, prophylactic, corrective, restorative — sedative etc. 174 — palliative — febrifuge — alterant^†, alterative — specific — antiseptic, emetic, analgesic, pain-killer, antitussive [Med.], antiinflammatory [Med.], antibiotic, antiviral [Med.], antifungal [Med.], carminative — Nepenthe, Mithridate.
cure, treatment, regimen — radical cure, perfect cure, certain cure — sovereign remedy.
examination, diagnosis, diagnostics — analysis, urinalysis, biopsy, radiology.
medicine, physic, Galenicals^†, simples, drug, pharmaceutical, prescription, potion, draught, dose, pill, bolus, injection, infusion, drip, suppository, electuary^† — linctus^†, lincture^† — medicament — pharmacon^†.
nostrum, receipt, recipe, prescription — catholicon^†, panacea, elixir, elixir vitae, philosopher's stone — balm, balsam, cordial, theriac^†, ptisan^†.
agueweed^†, arnica, benzoin, bitartrate of potash, boneset^†, calomel, catnip, cinchona, cream of tartar, Epsom salts [Chem] — feverroot^†, feverwort — friar's balsam, Indian sage — ipecac, ipecacuanha — jonquil, mercurous chloride, Peruvian bark — quinine, quinquina^† — sassafras, yarrow.
salve, ointment, cerate, oil, lenitive, lotion, cosmetic — plaster — epithem^†, embrocation^†, liniment, cataplasm^†, sinapism^†, arquebusade^†, traumatic, vulnerary, pepastic^†, poultice, collyrium^†, depilatory — emplastrum^† — eyewater^†, vesicant, vesicatory [Med.].
compress, pledget^† — bandage etc. (support) 215.
treatment, medical treatment, regimen — dietary, dietetics — vis medicatrix^†, vis medicatrix naturae [Lat.] — medecine expectante [Fr.] — bloodletting, bleeding, venesection [Med.], phlebotomy, cupping, sanguisae, leeches — operation, surgical operation — transfusion, infusion, intravenous infusion, catheter, feeding tube — prevention, preventative medicine, immunization, inoculation, vaccination, vaccine, shot, booster, gamma globulin.
pharmacy, pharmacology, pharmaceutics — pharmacopoeia, formulary — acology^†, Materia Medica [Lat.], therapeutics, posology^† — homeopathy, allopathy^†, heteropathy [Med.], osteopathy, hydropathy [Med.] — cold water cure — dietetics — surgery, chirurgery [Med.], chirurgy^† — healing art, leechcraft^† — orthopedics, orthopedy^†, orthopraxy^† — pediatrics — dentistry, midwifery, obstetrics, gynecology — tocology^† — sarcology^†.
hospital, infirmary — pesthouse^†, lazarhouse^† — lazaretto — lock hospital — maison de sante [Fr.] — ambulance.
dispensary — dispensatory^†, drug store, pharmacy, apothecary, druggist, chemist.
Hotel des Invalides — sanatorium, spa, pump room, well — hospice — Red Cross.
doctor, physician, surgeon — medical practitioner, general practitioner, specialist — medical attendant, apothecary, druggist — leech — osteopath, osteopathist^† — optometrist, ophthalmologist — internist, oncologist, gastroenterologist — epidemiologist [Med.], public health specialist — dermatologist — podiatrist — witch doctor, shaman, faith healer, quack, exorcist — Aesculapius^†, Hippocrates, Galen — accoucheur [Fr.], accoucheuse [Fr.], midwife, oculist, aurist^† — operator — nurse, registered nurse, practical nurse, monthly nurse, sister — nurse's aide, candystriper — dresser — bonesetter — pharmaceutist^†, pharmacist, druggist, chemist, pharmacopolist^†.

verb

apply a remedy etc. n. — doctor, dose, physic, nurse, minister to, attend, dress the wounds, plaster — drain — prevent etc. 706 — relieve etc. 834 — palliate etc. 658 — restore etc. 660 — drench with physic — bleed, cup, let blood — manicure.
operate, excise, cut out — incise.

adjective

remedial — restorative etc. 660 — corrective, palliative, healing — sanatory^†, sanative — prophylactic, preventative, immunizing — salutiferous etc. (salutary) 656^† — medical, medicinal — therapeutic, chirurgical [Med.], epulotic^†, paregoric, tonic, corroborant, analeptic^†, balsamic, anodyne, hypnotic, neurotic, narcotic, sedative, lenitive, demulcent^†, emollient — depuratory^† — detersive^†, detergent — abstersive^†, disinfectant, febrifugal^†, alterative — traumatic, vulnerary.
allopathic^†, heteropathic^†, homeopathic, hydropathic [Med.] — anthelmintic [Med.] — antifebrile [Med.], antiluetic^† — aperient^†, chalybeate^†, deobstruent^†, depurative^†, laxative, roborant^†.
dietetic, alimentary — nutritious, nutritive — peptic — alexipharmic^†, alexiteric^† — remediable, curable.

phrase

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aux grands maux les grands remedes [Fr.] — Dios que da la llaga da la medicina [Sp.] — para todo hay remedio sino para la muerte [Sp.] — temporis ars medicina fere est [Lat.] [Ovid]; the remedy is worse than the disease" [Dryden]; throw physic to the dogs, I'll none of it" [Macbeth].

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