(medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force) | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries |
the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality | punishment for one's actions |
the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water) | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |