Medicine

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Medicine is the science that deals with diseases (illnesses) in humans and animals, the best ways to prevent diseases, and the best ways to return to a healthy condition.

People who practice medicine are most often called medical doctors, physicians, or surgeons. For their work, doctors are assisted by nurses and many other types of health care professionals.

The word medicine can also mean special food or a chemical that makes someone better when they are ill. A lot of medicines are liquid and can be bought in a small bottle. Other medicines may come in pills or capsules. Moreover, there are some for which the qualification is necessary to handle them, because they are very dangerous. For example, strong medicine and toxins with strong acidity such as sulfuric acid and those dangerous when mixing them.

The doctor may tell the patient (person who is ill) how much medicine to take each day. Most medicines cannot be bought unless the doctor has "prescribed" the medicine for the patient. The doctor writes a "prescription" which the patient takes to the chemist (or "pharmacist") who gives him the medicine.

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