Medicine bag, a charm; -- so called among the North American Indians,
or in works relating to them. -- Medicine man (among the North American
Indians), a person who professes to cure sickness, drive away evil
spirits, and regulate the weather by the arts of magic. -- Medicine
seal, a small gem or paste engraved with reversed characters, to serve
as a seal. Such seals were used by Roman physicians to stamp the names
of their medicines.
Med"i*cine, v. t. To give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to
remedy; to cure. "Medicine thee to that sweet sleep." Shak.
Med`i*co-le"gal (?), a. Of or pertaining to law as affected by medical
facts.
Med`i*com"mis*sure (?), n. [L. medius middle + E. commissure.] (Anat.)
A large transverse commissure in the third ventricle of the brain; the
middle or soft commissure. B. G. Wildex.
||Med`i*cor"nu (?), n.; pl. Medicornua (#). [NL., fr. L. medius middle
||+ cornu horn.] (Anat.) The middle or inferior horn of each lateral
||ventricle of the brain. B. G. Wilder.