Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Remedy

Nouns
  • remedy, help, cure, redress
  • medicine, medicament
  • diagnosis, medical examination
  • medical treatment
  • surgery
  • preventive medicine. [medical devices] clinical thermometer, stethoscope, X-ray machine. anthelmintic [Med.]
  • antidote, antifebrile [Med.], antipoison, counterpoison, antitoxin, antispasmodic
  • bracer, faith cure, placebo
  • helminthagogue, lithagogue, pick-meup, stimulant, tonic
  • vermifuge, prophylactic, corrective, restorative
  • sedative etc. Moderation
  • palliative
  • febrifuge
  • alterant, alterative
  • specific
  • antiseptic, emetic, analgesic, pain-killer, antitussive [Med.], antiinflammatory [Med.], antibiotic, antiviral [Med.], antifungal [Med.], carminative
  • Nepenthe, Mithridate. cure, treatment, regimen
  • radical cure, perfect cure, certain cure
  • sovereign remedy. examination, diagnosis, diagnostics
  • analysis, urinalysis, biopsy, radiology. medicine, physic, Galenicals, simples, drug, pharmaceutical, prescription, potion, draught, dose, pill, bolus, injection, infusion, drip, suppository, electuary
  • linctus, lincture
  • medicament
  • pharmacon. nostrum, receipt, recipe, prescription
  • catholicon, panacea, elixir, elixir vitae, philosopher's stone
  • balm, balsam, cordial, theriac, ptisan. agueweed, arnica, benzoin, bitartrate of potash, boneset, calomel, catnip, cinchona, cream of tartar, Epsom salts [Chem]
  • feverroot, feverwort
  • friar's balsam, Indian sage
  • ipecac, ipecacuanha
  • jonquil, mercurous chloride, Peruvian bark
  • quinine, quinquina
  • sassafras, yarrow. salve, ointment, cerate, oil, lenitive, lotion, cosmetic
  • plaster
  • epithem, embrocation, liniment, cataplasm, sinapism, arquebusade, traumatic, vulnerary, pepastic, poultice, collyrium, depilatory
  • emplastrum
  • eyewater, vesicant, vesicatory [Med.]. compress, pledget
  • bandage etc. (support) Support. treatment, medical treatment, regimen
  • dietary, dietetics
  • vis medicatrix
  • bloodletting, bleeding, venesection [Med.], phlebotomy, cupping, sanguisae, leeches
  • operation, surgical operation
  • transfusion, infusion, intravenous infusion, catheter, feeding tube
  • prevention, preventative medicine, immunization, inoculation, vaccination, vaccine, shot, booster, gamma globulin. pharmacy, pharmacology, pharmaceutics
  • pharmacopoeia, formulary
  • acology, therapeutics, posology
  • homeopathy, allopathy, heteropathy [Med.], osteopathy, hydropathy [Med.]
  • cold water cure
  • dietetics
  • surgery, chirurgery [Med.], chirurgy
  • healing art, leechcraft
  • orthopedics, orthopedy, orthopraxy
  • pediatrics
  • dentistry, midwifery, obstetrics, gynecology
  • tocology
  • sarcology. hospital, infirmary
  • pesthouse, lazarhouse
  • lazaretto
  • lock hospital
  • ambulance. dispensary
  • dispensatory, drug store, pharmacy, apothecary, druggist, chemist. Hotel des Invalides
  • sanatorium, spa, pump room, well
  • hospice
  • Red Cross. doctor, physician, surgeon
  • medical practitioner, general practitioner, specialist
  • medical attendant, apothecary, druggist
  • leech
  • osteopath, osteopathist
  • optometrist, ophthalmologist
  • internist, oncologist, gastroenterologist
  • epidemiologist [Med.], public health specialist
  • dermatologist
  • podiatrist
  • witch doctor, shaman, faith healer, quack, exorcist
  • Aesculapius, Hippocrates, Galen
  • midwife, oculist, aurist
  • operator
  • nurse, registered nurse, practical nurse, monthly nurse, sister
  • nurse's aide, candystriper
  • dresser
  • bonesetter
  • pharmaceutist, pharmacist, druggist, chemist, pharmacopolist.
Verbs
  • apply a remedy etc. n.
  • doctor, dose, physic, nurse, minister to, attend, dress the wounds, plaster
  • drain
  • prevent etc. Hindrance
  • relieve etc. Relief
  • palliate etc. Improvement
  • restore etc. Restoration
  • drench with physic
  • bleed, cup, let blood
  • manicure. operate, excise, cut out
  • incise.
Adjectives
  • remedial
  • restorative etc. Restoration
  • corrective, palliative, healing
  • sanatory, sanative
  • prophylactic, preventative, immunizing
  • salutiferous etc. (salutary) Salubrity
  • medical, medicinal
  • therapeutic, chirurgical [Med.], epulotic, paregoric, tonic, corroborant, analeptic, balsamic, anodyne, hypnotic, neurotic, narcotic, sedative, lenitive, demulcent, emollient
  • depuratory
  • detersive, detergent
  • abstersive, disinfectant, febrifugal, alterative
  • traumatic, vulnerary. allopathic, heteropathic, homeopathic, hydropathic [Med.]
  • anthelmintic [Med.]
  • antifebrile [Med.], antiluetic
  • aperient, chalybeate, deobstruent, depurative, laxative, roborant. dietetic, alimentary
  • nutritious, nutritive
  • peptic
  • alexipharmic, alexiteric
  • remediable, curable.
Phrases
  • the remedy is worse than the disease" [Dryden]
  • throw physic to the dogs, I'll none of it" [Macbeth].