medicine (n.)
something taken to cure illness
Examples
- Take this medicine twice a day.
Key rules
- Medicine is something taken to cure illness
- Medicine is uncountable in general; a medicine is a type
- Take medicine
Common mistakes
- I take the medicines twice daily → I take medicine twice daily
Use cases
- Health
- Pharmacy visits
- Describing treatment
💡 Tip: Medication is a more formal word.