Webster's Dictionary 1913

1945

Medication

Med′i‐ca″tion (?), [L. medicatio: cf. F. médication.] The act or process of medicating.

1946

Medicative

Med″i‐ca‐tive (?), a. Medicinal; acting like a medicine.

1947

Medicean

Med′i‐ce″an (?), a. Of or relating to the Medici, a noted Italian family; as, the Medicean Venus.Medicean planets(Astron.), a name given by Galileo to the satellites of Jupiter.

1948

Medicinable

Me‐dic″i‐na‐ble (?), a. Medicinal; having the power of healing. Shak.

1949

Medicinal

Me‐dic″i‐nal (?), a. [L. medicinalis: cf. F. médicinal. See Medicine.] 1. Having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, med...

1950

Medicinally

Me‐dic″i‐nal‐ly, adv. In a medicinal manner.

1951

Medicine

Med″i‐cine (?), n. [L. medicina (sc. ars), fr. medicinus medical, fr. medicus: cf. F. médecine. See Medical.] 1. The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviatio...

1952

Medicine (2)

Med″i‐cine, v. t. To give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure. “Medicine thee to that sweet sleep.” Shak.

1953

Medicine (3)

Med″i‐cine, n. 1. (a) Among the North American Indians, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing; al...

1954

Medico-legal

Med′i‐co–le″gal (?), a. Of or pertaining to law as affected by medical facts.

1955

Medicommissure

Med′i‐com″mis‐sure (?), n. [L. medius middle + E. commissure.] (Anat.) A large transverse commissure in the third ventricle of the brain; the middle or soft commissure. B. G. Wi...

1956

Medicornu

‖Med′i‐cor″nu (?), n.; pl.Medicornua (#). [NL., fr. L. medius middle + cornu horn.] (Anat.) The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. B. G. Wilder.

1957

Medics

Med″ics (?), n. Science of medicine.

1958

Mediety

Me‐di″e‐ty (?), n. [L. medietas.] The middle part; half; moiety. Sir T. Browne.

1959

Medieval

{ Me′di‐e″val, Me′di‐e″val‐ism, Me′di‐e″val‐ist }. Same as Medi�val, Medi�valism, etc.

1960

Medina epoch

Me‐di″na ep″och (?). [From Medina in New York.] (Geol.) A subdivision of the Niagara period in the American upper Silurian, characterized by the formations known as the Oneida c...

1961

Medino

Me‐di″no (mē̍‐dē″nō̍), n. Same as Para.

1962

Mediocral

Me″di‐o′cral (?), a. Mediocre.

1963

Mediocre

Me″di‐o′cre (mē″dĭ‐ō′kẽr), a. [F. médiocre, L. mediocris, fr. medius middle. See Mid.] Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary....

1964

Mediocre (2)

Me″di‐o′cre, n. 1. A mediocre person.2. A young monk who was excused from performing a portion of a monk's duties. Shipley.

1965

Mediocrist

Me″di‐o′crist (?), n. A mediocre person.

1966

Mediocrity

Me′di‐oc″ri‐ty (?), n. [F. médiocrité, L. mediocritas.]1. The quality of being mediocre; a middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate. “A mediocrity of success.” Bacon.2....

1967

Mediostapedial

Me′di‐o‐sta‐pe″di‐al (?), a. [L. medius middle + E. stapedial.] (Anat.) Pertaining to that part of the columella of the ear which, in some animals, connects the stapes with the ...

1968

Medioxumous

Me′di‐ox″u‐mous (?), a. [L. medioxumus middlemost.] Intermediate. Dr. H. More.

1969

Meditance

Med″i‐tance (?), n. Meditation.

1970

Meditate

Med″i‐tate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Meditated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Meditating.] [L. meditatus, p. p. of meditari to meditate; cf. Gr. � to learn, E. mind.] To keep the mind in a s...

1971

Meditate (2)

Med″i‐tate, v. t. 1. To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study. “Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things.” Ecclus. xiv. 20.2. To purpose; to intend; to des...