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Used as a medicine.  

A leech which is raised specially for use in medicine.  

A drug used to treat a disease as opposed to hallucinatory or addictive drugs.  

Treatment in which someone lies in a bath of hot water containing particular chemicals, in hot mud or in other substances.  

The treatment of illnesses by giving people drugs. A drug used to treat a particular illness. Drug or other substance used to treat an illness. A substance administered by mouth, applied to the body, or introduced into the body for the purpose of treatment. Medicated dressings are applied to wounds to prevent infection and allow…

A shampoo containing a chemical which is supposed to prevent dandruff. Shampoo containing special chemicals or drugs that are very effective in reducing dandruff or relieving other scalp conditions.  

A ward for people who do not have to undergo surgical operations.  

Someone who helps people with family problems or problems related to their work which may have an effect on their response to treatment. A person with some medical training, employed to assist patients with domestic problems that may arise through illness.  

A qualified secretary who specialises in medical documentation, either in a hospital or in a doctor’s surgery.  

A section of a university which teaches medicine.