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May 27, 2012
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phys•ic



Pronunciation: (fiz'ik), [key]
—n., v., -icked, -ick•ing.

—n.
1. a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
2. any medicine; a drug or medicament.
3. Archaic.the medical art or profession.
4. Obs.See natural science.

—v.t.
1. to treat with or act upon as a physic or medicine.
2. to work upon as a medicine does; relieve or cure.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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