DEFINITIONS:

Science: n -s[ME, fr. MF, fr. L scientia knowledge, science, fr. scient-, sciens (pres. part. of scire to know) + -ia -y; akin to L scindere to cut, split – more at SHED] 1 a : possession of knowledge as distinguished from ignorance or misunderstanding : knowledge as a personal attribute <I speak from ~ and the vice is gate – Alexander Pope> b : knowledge possessed or attained through study or practice <~crown my age – Thomas Gray> 2 a : a branch or department of systematized knowledge that is or can be made a specific object of study <learned in the ~ of theology> b : any of the individual subjrcts taught at an educational institution of in one of the departments of natural science <required to take two ~s to complete a minor> <students majoring in a ~> - compare HUMANITY 3 a : accumulated and accepted knowledge that has been systematized and formulated with reference to the discovery of general truths or the operation of general laws : knowledge classified and made available in work, like, or the search for truth : comprehensive, profound, or philosophical knowledge; esp : knowledge obtained and tested through use of the scientific method b ; such knowledge concerned with the physical world and its phenomena ; NATURAL SCIENCE 4 : a branch of study that is concerned with observation and classification of facts and esp. with the establishment or strictly with the quantitative formulation of verifiable general laws chiefly by induction and hypotheses <mathematical ~> 5 : a system based or purporting to be based upon scientific principles : a method (as of arrangement, functioning) reconciling practical or utilitarian ends with scientific laws <husbandry is a ~> <a student of culinary ~> 6 usu cap : CHRISTIAN SCIENCE syn see KNOWLEDGE

Medicine: n an agency (a person), or influence that affects well-being.

the science and art of dealing with the maintenance of health and th prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease (drugs, obstetrics, and surgery). any object, which is supposed to give control over natural or magical forces or to act as a protective or healing charm: magical power or magical rite.

Toy \toi\: n -s[ME toye dalliance] 1 obs a : amorous dalliance : flirtatious or seductive behavior b : pastime, sport. 2 a : something (as a concern, preoccupation, interest) that is paltry or trifling. b : something without real or permanent value. c : something uttered, written, or composed in jest or play as a pure diversion. d : prized rather for its charm or interest than for utilitarian qualities. e : antic, aversion, whim, and caprice. 3 : a something designed for amusement or diversion rather than practical use. b : an article for the playtime use of a child either representational (as of persons, creatures, or implements) and intended esp. to stimulate imagination, mimetic activity, or manipulative skill or nonrepresentational (as balls, tops, jump ropes) and intended esp. to encourage manual or muscular dexterity and group integration.

Doll \’dol\: n -s often attrib [prob. Fr. Doll, nickname for Dorothy] 1 a : a small-scale figure of a human being (as of a baby or child) used esp. as a child’s plaything <busy dressing and undressing her ~s> <~ clothes> b : PUPPET 1a c : a small carved or molded figure serving as a cult object or representing a nursery-story or cartoon character <carrying a Mickey Mouse ~ for good luck> 2 a : a young woman with pretty babyish face and often frilly clothes that is sometimes featherbrained, frivolous, or giddy <the most stuck-up ~ in the world –Willa Cather> b slang : WOMAN <a realm where men are guts, women are ~s, and gambling … is a profession –John Mason Brown> c slang : PARAMOUR d slang : a male who is an object of female admiration <he is tall, handsome, and muscular. In short, he’s a ~ -Ethel Merman> e : a sweet kind good-natured person