Meaning
medicine
- medicine as a field
In a sentence
Ho preso la medicina dopo cena.
I took the medicine after dinner.
Studio medicina all'università.
I study medicine at university.
Non trovo la medicina per il mal di testa.
I can't find the medicine for my headache.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| medicina | feminine · singular |
| medicine | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use medicina for both the field of medicine and a medicine/drug; medicinale or farmaco is more technical for a specific product.
- For a doctor’s specialty, say medicina interna, medicina generale, etc.; medicina alone usually means the whole field.
- To say “take medicine,” Italian often uses prendere una medicina or prendere le medicine, depending on one dose vs. regular meds.