רפואה

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See also: רפֿואה

Hebrew

Root
ר־פ־א (r-p-ʾ)

Noun

רְפוּאָה • (refuá) f (plural indefinite רְפוּאוֹת, singular construct רְפוּאַת־, plural construct רְפוּאוֹת־)

  1. healing, becoming healthy
    רפואה שלמה
  2. treatment: a medication or other means of healing
    • a. 1900, Yechiel Michel Epstein, ערוך השלחן,‎ יורה דעה 336:2:
      והאידנא צריך להיות מוסמך מהממשלה שיש לו רשות ליתן רפואות לחולאים
      and now he must be accredited by the government, that he has authority to give treatments to those sick
  3. medicine (field of study and practice)

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