MEDICINABLE
Me*dic"i*na*ble, a.
Defn: Medicinal; having the power of healing. [Obs.] Shak.
MEDICINAL
Me*dic"i*nal, a. Etym: [L. medicinalis: cf. F. médicinal. See
Medicine.]
1. Having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal tinctures, plants, or springs. Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees Their medicinal gum. Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to medicine; medical.
MEDICINALLY
Me*dic"i*nal*ly, adv.
Defn: In a medicinal manner.
MEDICINE Med"i*cine, n. Etym: [L. medicina (sc. ars), fr. medicinus medical, fr. medicus: cf. F. médecine. See Medical.]
1. The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.
2. Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a remedy; physic. By medicine, life may be prolonged. Shak.