MEDICINALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does medicinally mean? 

• MEDICINALLY (adverb)
  The adverb MEDICINALLY has 1 sense:

1. in a medicinal manner

  Familiarity information: MEDICINALLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEDICINALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a medicinal manner

Pertainym:

medicinal (having the properties of medicine)

 Context examples 

Many alkaloids are used medicinally, including cancer therapy.

(Alkaloid, NCI Thesaurus)

Copaiba oil is used medicinally for its ability to modulate the inflammatory process.

(Copaiba Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

A volume of a carrier or inert medium used as a solvent in which a medicinally active agent is formulated and/or administered to the subject.

(Drug Vehicle Volume, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit used to express a volume of a carrier or inert medium in which a medicinally active agent is formulated and/or administered.

(Drug Vehicle Unit of Volume, NCI Thesaurus)

A carrier or inert medium used as a solvent (or diluent) in which a medicinally active agent is formulated and or administered.

(Drug Vehicle, NCI Thesaurus)

Castor oil has many industrial applications and is used medicinally as a laxative and as an excipient.

(Castor Oil, NCI Thesaurus)