Medizin
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Medicin (pre-1901)
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /(ˌ)me.di.ˈtsiːn/, [ˌmeːdi-], [ˌmɛdi-], [medi-], [mədi-]
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Me‧di‧zin
Noun edit
Medizin f (genitive Medizin, plural Medizinen)
- medicine (the study of disease and treatment; the profession based thereon)
- Synonym: (chiefly in compounds) Heilkunde
- Er studiert Medizin. ― He studies medicine.
- In der Medizin gibt es viele Stellen. ― There are a lot of jobs in medicine.
- (especially figurative) medicine (healing substance or cure)
- Nimm deine Medizin! ― Take your medicine!
- Deine Liebe ist meine Medizin. ― Your love is my medicine.
Declension edit
Declension of Medizin [feminine]
Synonyms edit
- (substance): Medikament (commoner but not used figuratively); Arznei (dated); Arzneimittel (officialese)
Derived terms edit
Compound words
Further reading edit
- “Medizin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Medizin” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Medizin” in Duden online
- “Medizin” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Medizin on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik edit
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Medizin f