REMEDY

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 17

n. Re2m'e2d-i2. Gr., oKetr/na, ftorjOiujLo.. Lat., remedium (from re-, again, and mederi, to heal). Fr., reme.de. Ger., Arzneimittel, Heilmittel. Any means used to cure or mitigate disease. [D, 1.] English r. See CINCHONA (2d def.). [s. 389]