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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Physic

/(fĭz"ĭk)/ · Phys·ic · IPA /ˈfɪz.ɪk/
01 n. The art of healing diseases; the science of medicine; the theory or practice of medicine; -- an archaic term, superseded by medicine.
  1. 1.
    The art of healing diseases; the science of medicine; the theory or practice of medicine; -- an archaic term, superseded by medicine.[archaic] Also: medicine
  2. 2.
    A specific internal application for the cure or relief of sickness; a remedy for disease; a medicine.
  3. 3.
    Specifically, a medicine that purges; a cathartic.
  4. 4.
    A physician.[R.]
Phrases & compounds
Physic nut — a small tropical American euphorbiaceous tree (Jatropha Curcas), and its seeds, which are well flavored, but contain a drastic oil which renders them dangerous if eaten in large quantities.
02 v. t. To treat with physic or medicine; to administer medicine to, esp. a cathartic; to operate on as a cathartic; to purge.
imp. & p. p. Physiced; p. pr. & vb. n. Physicking
  1. 1.
    To treat with physic or medicine; to administer medicine to, esp. a cathartic; to operate on as a cathartic; to purge.
  2. 2.
    To work on as a remedy; to heal; to cure.
    “The labor we delight in physics pain.” — Shak.
    “A mind diseased no remedy can physic.” — Byron.