| Medicare |
(sometimes l.c.) a U.S. public health program that pays the hospitalization expenses of aged or retired persons. |
| medicate |
to treat with drugs or medications. |
| medication |
a medicine. [2 definitions] |
| Medici |
a member of a powerful Italian family of the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries that included bankers, statesmen, and art patrons, or the name of the family itself. |
| medicinal |
of, pertaining to, or having healing powers; curative. |
| medicine |
a drug or other substance used to cure illness or injury or to alleviate symptoms. [3 definitions] |
| medicine ball |
a large, heavy leather ball that is thrown back and forth in physical conditioning and exercise. |
| medicine dance |
a ritual dance performed by some North American Indian peoples to drive out disease, bring rain, invoke supernatural aid, or the like. |
| medicine man |
a healer, shaman, and spiritual leader, esp. among North American Indians. |
| medicine show |
a usu. small group of traveling salespeople who put on entertaining shows to attract customers for the patent medicines and other cures offered for sale. |
| medico |
(informal) one who does medical work; doctor or medical student. |
| medieval |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages. |
| Medieval Greek |
the form of the Greek language used in the Middle Ages. |
| medievalism |
medieval beliefs, customs, or practices. [3 definitions] |
| medievalist |
a student or scholar of some aspect of medieval culture such as philosophy or art. [2 definitions] |
| Medieval Latin |
the form of the Latin language used in the Middle Ages. |
| Medina |
a city in western Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam because Muhammad is buried there. |
| mediocre |
of average to poor quality; ordinary. |
| mediocrity |
the quality or condition of being mediocre. [2 definitions] |
| meditate |
to think calmly, deeply, and at length; contemplate, muse, or ponder (sometimes fol. by "on" or "upon"). [3 definitions] |
| meditation |
sustained thought or self-forgetful concentration, esp. for the purposes of religious devotion or relaxation. [2 definitions] |