something that makes someone who is sick healthy again
cure
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a drug that is used to reduce or remove physical pain
painkiller
15
a substance given to someone who is told that it is a particular medicine, either to make that person feel as if they are getting better or to compare the effect of the particular medicine when given to others
placebo
15
a doctor who is specially trained to perform medical operations
a surgeon
15
a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after an illness
a therapy
15
any natural or artificially made chemical that is taken for pleasure, to improve someone's performance of an activity, or because a person cannot stop using it
a drug
15
the act of putting a liquid, especially a drug, into a person's body using a needle and a syringe
an injection
15
a person who is receiving medical care, or who is cared for by a particular doctor or dentist when necessary
a patient
15
any feeling of illness or physical or mental change that is caused by a particular disease
a symptom
15
a small solid piece of medicine that a person swallows without chewing
a pill
15
to use drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of a disease or heal an injury
