medicīna

Latvian

Etymology

Via some other European language, ultimately from Latin medicīna (“the healing art, medicine, a physician's shop, a remedy, medicine”), feminine of medicinus (“of or belonging to physic or surgery, or to a physician or surgeon”), from medicus (“a physician, surgeon”), from medeor (“I heal”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

medicīna f (4th declension)

  1. medicine (the science of human diseases, their causes, course, diagnosis, treatment and prevention; set of techniques to improve human health, quality of life, etc.)
    medicīnas personāls ― medical staff
    medicīnas dienests ― medical service, care
    medicīnas tehnika, aparatūra ― medical equipment
    medicīnas izglītība ― medical education
    medicīnas institūts ― institute of medicine
    medicīnas vēsture ― history of medicine
    tautas medicīna ― traditional, folk medicine
    kara medicīna ― military, war medicine
    tiesu medicīna ― forensic medicine
    sporta medicīna ― sports medicine
    kosmiskā, kosmosa medicīna ― space medicine
    eksperimentālā medicīna ― experimental medicine
    medicīnas māsa ― nurse (lit. medical sister)

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