noun
medicine, medical science
B1
Medizin (die) means (1) medicine as a field of medical science and (2) medicine as medication/drug. It is often uncountable in German; plural 'Medizinen' is rare. Use 'Medikamente' for specific pills. Gender: feminine. Regular declension; context determines whether it refers to science or remedies.
Examples
Die Medizin half ihm, sich schnell zu erholen.
The medicine helped him recover quickly.
Mein Sohn will Medizin studieren.
My son wants to study medicine.
Du musst noch deine Medizin nehmen.
You still have to take your medicine.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a pill bottle labeled 'die Medizin' with a red cross.
Sounds like English 'medicine'.
Feminine: imagine a pink first-aid kit with 'die Medizin' on it to remember 'die'.
Notes
Medizin can mean both a medicinal product (uncountable) and the academic field of medicine. For pills or remedies, 'Arzneimittel' is also common. The plural 'Medizinen' is rare; often used uncountably.