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physic
1. The science of medicine and therapeutics.
2. A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic.
3. A purging medicine that stimulates evacuation of the bowels.
4. To cure or heal.
5. To treat with or as if with medicine.
2. A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic.
3. A purging medicine that stimulates evacuation of the bowels.
4. To cure or heal.
5. To treat with or as if with medicine.
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physic, physic, physique, psychic, psychic
physic (FIZ ik) (noun)
1. A medicine or remedy; especially, a laxative: The doctor recommended a physic to get rid of the patient's constipation.
2. Archaic usage: the art of medicine and healing: Polly wanted to follow in her mother's footsteps and planned to train as a physic as soon as she could because she wanted to help people with ailments .
2. Archaic usage: the art of medicine and healing: Polly wanted to follow in her mother's footsteps and planned to train as a physic as soon as she could because she wanted to help people with ailments .
physic (FIZ ik) (verb)
To treat with medicine or to administer medicine to: The prescription was to physic the patient as soon as possible in order to purge the blockage of his intestines.
physique (fi ZEEK) (noun)
The structure, strength, appearance, or form of a person's body: Bryan exercised every day to maintain his healthy physique.
psychic (SIGH kik) (adjective)
1. Relating to that which lies outside knowledge or physical science; immaterial or spiritual in nature; supernatural: There was a psychic quality about Mildred's personality which puzzled her friends.
2. Characteristic of extraordinary sensitivity to forces beyond the physical world: Cherie seemed to have a psychic understanding of Susana's problems.
2. Characteristic of extraordinary sensitivity to forces beyond the physical world: Cherie seemed to have a psychic understanding of Susana's problems.
psychic (SIGH kik) (noun)
A medium or individual who is sensitive to supernatural influences: Sean decided to go see a psychic to see if he could learn anything about his future life.
Randy's new doctor had a magnificent physique and the patients appreciated his administration of a physic. Once he even admitted to studying the art of being a psychic to gain an even greater understanding of the healing arts that exist beyond the mere physical concepts.
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(Greek: nature, natural, inborn [to make grow, to produce])