Medizin

German

Alternative forms

Medicin (pre-1901)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /(ˌ)me.di.ˈtsiːn/, [ˌmeːdi-], [ˌmɛdi-], [medi-], [mədi-]
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Noun

Medizin f (genitive Medizin, plural Medizinen)

medicine (the study of disease and treatment; the profession based thereon)
Er studiert Medizin. ― He studies medicine.

In der Medizin gibt es viele Stellen. ― There are a lot of jobs in medicine.
(especially figuratively) medicine (healing substance or cure)
Nimm deine Medizin! ― Take your medicine!

Deine Liebe ist meine Medizin. ― Your love is my medicine.

Declension

Declension of Medizin

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Medizin	die	Medizinen
genitive	einer	der	Medizin	der	Medizinen
dative	einer	der	Medizin	den	Medizinen
accusative	eine	die	Medizin	die	Medizinen

Synonyms

(study, profession): Heilkunde (chiefly in compounds)
(substance): Medikament (commoner but not used figuratively); Arznei (dated); Arzneimittel (officialese)

Further reading

Medizin in Duden online

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