physic

[Phys·ic]

These days, asking the pharmacist for a physic to relieve your constipation will probably get you a blank stare; it's an old fashioned, rarely used term for "laxative."

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The art of healing diseases; the science of medicine; the theory or practice of medicine.

Noun
a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

n.
The art of healing diseases; the science of medicine; the theory or practice of medicine.

n.
A specific internal application for the cure or relief of sickness; a remedy for disease; a medicine.

n.
Specifically, a medicine that purges; a cathartic.

n.
A physician.

v. t.
To treat with physic or medicine; to administer medicine to, esp. a cathartic; to operate on as a cathartic; to purge.

v. t.
To work on as a remedy; to heal; to cure.

Physic

Phys"ic , n. [OE. phisike, fisike, OF. phisique, F. physique knowledge of nature, physics, L. physica, physice, fr. Gr. , fr. natural, from nature, fr. to produce, grow, akin to E. be. See Be, and cf. Physics, Physique.] 1. The art of healing diseases; the science of medicine; the theory or practice of medicine. "A doctor of physik." Chaucer. 2. A specific internal application for the cure or relief of sickness; a remedy for disease; a medicine. 3. Specifically, a medicine that purges; a cathartic. 4. A physician. [R.] Shak. Physic nut (Bot.), a small tropical American euphorbiaceous tree (Jatropha Curcas), and its seeds, which are well flavored, but contain a drastic oil which renders them dangerous if eaten in large quantities.

Physic

Phys"ic , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Physiced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Physicking .] 1. To treat with physic or medicine; to administer medicine to, esp. a cathartic; to operate on as a cathartic; to purge. 2. To work on as a remedy; to heal; to cure.

The labor we delight in physics pain.

A mind diseased no remedy can physic.

The art of healing diseases; the science of medicine; the theory or practice of medicine.

To treat with physic or medicine; to administer medicine to, esp. a cathartic; to operate on as a cathartic; to purge.

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Usage Examples

There is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic: a man's own observation what he finds good of and what he finds hurt of is the best physic to preserve health.

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