ADJ

modern
advances in modern medicine
traditional
qualified in traditional Chinese medicine
folk
Garlic was widely used in folk medicine
conventional, orthodox
alternative, complementary, holistic, homeopathic
preventative, preventive
academic, clinical, forensic, scientific
general
She gave up general medicine to specialize in geriatric medicine
geriatric, obstetric, paediatric, veterinary, etc.
Chinese, Western
private, public health
She believed private medicine was a threat to the existence of the National Health Service

VERB + MEDICINE

train in
qualify in
practise
people practising alternative medicine

PHRASES

a branch of medicine

ADJ

powerful, strong
cough
a bottle of cough medicine
herbal
prescription

QUANT

dose

VERB + MEDICINE

take
swallow
prescribe (sb)
administer, give sb
treat sb with

MEDICINE + NOUN

bottle, chest

PREP

~ for
medicine for a chest infection