learned profession - one of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles

preventive medicine - the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease; "the medical establishment doesn't profit from preventive medicine"

alternative medicine - the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture

complementary medicine - the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine

group practice - (medicine) the practice of medicine by a group of physicians who share their premises and other resources

medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

quack - act as a medical quack or a charlatan

doctor - give medical treatment to

vet - provide veterinary care for

nurse - try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"

transfuse - give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to

digitalize - administer digitalis such that the patient benefits maximally without getting adverse effects

cure, bring around, heal - provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"

remedy, relieve - provide relief for; "remedy his illness"

dress - apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds"

poultice, plaster - dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

bandage - dress by covering or binding; "The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle"; "bandage an incision"

strap - secure (a sprained joint) with a strap

splint - support with a splint; "splint a broken finger"

operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated ont he patient but failed to save his life"

medicine, medicate - treat medicinally, treat with medicine

medicate - impregnate with a medicinal substance

drug, dose - administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"

dope up, dope - give a narcotic to; "The athletes were dope by the coach before the race"

soup - dope (a racehorse)

salve - apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing

leech, phlebotomise, phlebotomize, bleed - draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"

inject, shoot - give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"

infuse - introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"

vaccinate, immunise, immunize, inoculate - perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school"

cup, transfuse - treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin

ancylose, ankylose - undergo ankylosis; "joints ankylose"

ancylose, ankylose - produce ankylosis by surgery

eviscerate - remove the contents of; "eviscerate the stomach"

diagnose - subject to a medical analysis

explore - examine (organs etc.) for diagnostic purposes

palpate, feel - examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse"

eviscerate, resect - surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ