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Latvian
Etymology
Via some other European language, ultimately from Latin medicīna (“the healing art, medicine, a physician's shop, a remedy, medicine”), feminine of medicinus (“of or belonging to physic or surgery, or to a physician or surgeon”), from medicus (“a physician, surgeon”), from medeor (“I heal”).
Pronunciation
Noun
medicīna f (4th declension)
- medicine (the science of human diseases, their causes, course, diagnosis, treatment and prevention; set of techniques to improve human health, quality of life, etc.)
- medicīnas personāls ― medical staff
- medicīnas dienests ― medical service, care
- medicīnas tehnika, aparatūra ― medical equipment
- medicīnas izglītība ― medical education
- medicīnas institūts ― institute of medicine
- medicīnas vēsture ― history of medicine
- tautas medicīna ― traditional, folk medicine
- kara medicīna ― military, war medicine
- tiesu medicīna ― forensic medicine
- sporta medicīna ― sports medicine
- kosmiskā, kosmosa medicīna ― space medicine
- eksperimentālā medicīna ― experimental medicine
- medicīnas māsa ― nurse (lit. medical sister)
Declension
Declension of medicīna (4th declension)
Derived terms