Definition of Physic. Meaning of Physic. Synonyms of Physic

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Definition of Physic

Physic
Physic Phys"ic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Physiced; p. pr. & vb. n. Physicking.] 1. To treat with physic or medicine; to administer medicine to, esp. a cathartic; to operate on as a cathartic; to purge. 2. To work on as a remedy; to heal; to cure. The labor we delight in physics pain. --Shak. A mind diseased no remedy can physic. --Byron.
Physic
Physic Phys"ic, n. [OE. phisike, fisike, OF. phisique, F. physique knowledge of nature, physics, L. physica, physice, fr. Gr. ?, fr. fysiko`s natural, from fy`sis nature, fr. ? to produce, grow, akin to E. be. See Be, and cf. Physics, Physique.] 1. The art of healing diseases; the science of medicine; the theory or practice of medicine.

Meaning of Physic from wikipedia

- Look up physic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Physic may refer to: The study or practice of medicine A substance administered as medicine, or the...
- The Chelsea Physic Garden was established as the Apothecaries' Garden in London, England, in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants...
- same year, the English monarch established the Regius Professorship of Physic at the University of Cambridge. Newer universities would probably describe...
- Look up physic garden in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A physic garden is a type of herb garden with medicinal plants. Known since at least 800, they...
- Garcia de Orta more than 400 years ago. Common names in English include physic nut, Barbados nut, poison nut, bubble bush or purging nut. In parts of Africa...
- The Professor of Physic at Gresham College, London, gives free educational lectures to the general public, typically on medicine, health and related sciences...
- Cartoon physics or animation physics are terms for a jocular system of laws of physics (and biology) that su****des the normal laws, used in animation...
- trifoliata. Common names for plants in this genus include: Bowman's root, Indian-physic, American ipecac. This genus is endemic to dry open woods with acidic soils...
- 1250 CE, it included a physic garden, but the site was not given botanic garden status until 1593. Botanical gardens developed from physic gardens, whose main...
- England by 1546, and until the 20th century the title was Regius Professor of Physic. Henry VIII established five Regius Professorships in the University, the...