[ Medicine[ Medicine, Medical Treatment ] The therapeutic practise of diagnosing and treating injury or disease. A drug or nutrient preparation prescribed for the treatment, or prevention of injury or disease. More, Medical Treatment[ Medicine, Medical Treatment ] The therapeutic practise of diagnosing and treating injury or disease. A drug or nutrient preparation prescribed for the treatment, or prevention of injury or disease. More ]
The therapeutic practise of diagnosing and treating injury or disease[ Disease ] In a living thing, an abnormal condition that is not the direct result of physical injury. Diseases are structural or functional disorders. Medically, they may be classified as infectious (communicable and non-communicable), genetic, physiological deficiency-related. More.
A drug[ Drug ] A substance that causes a physiological or psychological changes, usually by stimulating or suppressing specific chemical activities in an organism. Drugs are distinct from nutrients or supplements in that they are considered foreign and not a normal part of metabolic function. They are widely used recreationally and medicinally, and may be derived from plants (herbal remedies) or More or nutrient[ Nutrient ] A substance that provides nourishment essential to life. Nutrients may either be organic, as in carbohydrates, fats, proteins and vitamins, or inorganic, as in minerals, oxygen and water. They are derived from the environment, typically food, and may be synthesised in the body from other nutrients, or derived from dietary supplements. Compare: drugs Also see: Macronutrient and Micronutrient More preparation prescribed for the treatment, or prevention of injury or disease.
