n. & v. esp. archaic.
--n.
1. a medicine (a dose of physic).
2 the art of healing.
3 the medical profession.
--v.tr. (physicked, physicking) dose with physic.
Phrases and idioms:
physic garden a garden for cultivating medicinal herbs etc.
Etymology: ME f. OF fisique medicine f. L physica f. Gk phusike (episteme) (knowledge) of nature