physic

laxative; cathartic; any medicine; relieve or cure: The physic made me feel better.
Not to be confused with:physique – bodily structure, development, or appearance of an individual: an athletic physique

phys·ic

P0276100 (fĭz′ĭk)n.1. A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic.2. Archaic The art or profession of medicine.tr.v. phys·icked, phys·ick·ing, phys·ics 1. To act on as a cathartic.2. To cure or heal.3. To treat with or as if with medicine.

[Middle English phisik, from Old French fisique, medical science, natural science, from Latin, natural science, from Greek phusikē, feminine of phusikos, of nature, from phusis, nature; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]

physic

(ˈfɪzɪk) n1. (Medicine) rare a medicine or drug, esp a cathartic or purge2. (Medicine) archaic the art or skill of healing3. (General Physics) an archaic term for physics¹vb, -ics, -icking or -icked (Medicine) (tr) archaic to treat (a patient) with medicine[C13: from Old French fisique, via Latin, from Greek phusikē, from phusis nature] ˈphysicky adj

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(ˈfɪz ɪk)

n. 1. a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative. 2. any medicine. 3. Archaic. the medical art or profession. [1250–1300; Middle English fisyk(e), phisik(e) (< Old French fisique) < Latin physica natural science (Medieval Latin: medical science) < Greek physikḗ science of nature]

physic

Past participle: physicked
Gerund: physicking

Imperative
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Present
I physic
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Preterite
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Present Continuous
I am physicking
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Present Perfect
I have physicked
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Past Continuous
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Past Perfect
I had physicked
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Future
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Future Perfect
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Future Continuous
I will be physicking
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Present Perfect Continuous
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Future Perfect Continuous
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Past Perfect Continuous
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Conditional
I would physic
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Past Conditional
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Thesaurus

Noun

physic - a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowelsaperient, cathartic, purgativealoes, bitter aloes - a purgative made from the leaves of aloecastor oil - a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medicallyEpsom salts - (used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxativelaxative - a mild catharticmedicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of diseasemilk of magnesia - purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacidRochelle powder, Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders - an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic

physic

nounAn agent used to restore health:cure, elixir, medicament, medication, medicine, nostrum, remedy.verbTo administer or add a drug to:dose, drug, medicate, narcotize, opiate.Informal: dope (up).

Translations

physic

phys·ic

(fiz'ik), 1. The art of medicine. 2. A medicine; often a lay term for a cathartic. [G. physikos, natural, physical]

physic

(fĭz′ĭk)n.1. A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic.2. Archaic The art or profession of medicine.tr.v. phys·icked, phys·icking, phys·ics 1. To act on as a cathartic.2. To cure or heal.3. To treat with or as if with medicine.

physic

An obsolete term for:
(1) Medicine (the art and/or practice thereof);
(2) A medicine or other therapeutic agent;
(3) Cathartic.

Patient discussion about physic

Q. how does physical training, as lifting weight effects your body? A. It increases the mass of the trained muscles, so you may gain weight, but the percentage of fat decreases. It also makes the body spend more calories after the exercise and during rest (although this effect m may be more subtle than once was thought to be).
Weight lifting may also improve your ability to control your muscles, standing and gait.
You should know that there's a fundamental difference between aerobic exercise (e.g. running, swimming) and anaerobic exercise (e.g. weight lifting). While the first improves mainly the heart, the latter affects mainly the exercised muscles
You may want to read more here:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/exerciseandphysicalfitness.html

Q. Are there any other physical aspects of depression? I’m William, 55 years, male. I’m suffering from depression and on medication for a long period. I wish to know is there any chance for me to get heart disease? Are there any other physical aspects of depression?A. Cardiovascular disease comes with poor diet and exercise. That can arise as a result of not taking your self because of depression. Its not easy to make yourself get up and do something physical. Its not easy to eat properly all the time.
On the flip side its real easy to lay around and do nothing and watch TV and not get involved in anything. Its real easy to stuff yourself on bad foods and drink. Its real easy to avoid the things that lead to good health. Weight gain can result in type 2 diabetes. All this can lead to a stroke or heart attack or death.
You get to decide which side of the flip you want to land on. You are stuck with whatever consequences that gives you.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has a twelve step process of recovery. Those twelve steps would help a depressive person recover. Just substitute the word depression for alcohol in the AA twelve steps. Those twelve steps are easy to find out about. Just do a simple internet search. I am a recovering alcoholic. I a

Q. what causes physical exhaustion A. Many things may cause weakness, depending on the specific characteristics of the individual and the situation. Heart diseases (stable angina) may cause weakness, as well as anemia, metabolic disorders (potassium abnormalities etc.). Other situations such as chronic diseases may also cause weakness.
However, I'm not very keen on diagnosing things over the net, so consulting a professional (e.g. a doctor) may be wise.
You may read more here:
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003174.htm

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