Definition

1. Noun:
   • Medicine / Medications: Refers to medicine or medicinal substances in general, often implying a course of treatment involving various drugs or remedies.
   • Medical treatment / Cure: Encompasses the broader concept of medical care, treatment, or the process of taking medicine to recover from an illness.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy phải dùng đủ loại thuốc thang. (He has to take all kinds of medicine.)
  • Việc thuốc thang cho bệnh nhân rất tốn kém. (The medical treatment for the patient is very expensive.)
  • Bà cụ được con cháu lo thuốc thang chu đáo. (The old lady is well taken care of with medicine by her children and grandchildren.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "thuốc thang" often carries a collective and somewhat informal nuance, referring to the entirety of medicines or the treatment regimen for an illness, rather than a single pill or dose.

Variants and Related Words

• Thuốc men (n): A near-synonymous compound noun also meaning medicines or medical supplies in a general sense.

  • Cửa hàng thuốc men đã đóng cửa. (The medicine shop has closed.)

• Chữa trị (v): to treat, to cure.

  • Bác sĩ đang chữa trị cho bệnh nhân. (The doctor is treating the patient.)

Synonyms

• Medicine: Substances used for medical treatment.
• Medication: A substance used for medical treatment.
• Remedy: A treatment or medicine to cure a disease or ailment.
• Treatment: Medical care given to a patient.

Related Idioms

• Lo thuốc thang: To take care of someone's medical needs.

  • Người con hiếu thảo luôn lo thuốc thang cho mẹ. (The filial child always takes care of medicine for his mother.)

• Thuốc thang đầy đủ: To have complete/adequate medical treatment.

  • Nhờ thuốc thang đầy đủ, bệnh tình thuyên giảm. (Thanks to adequate medical treatment, the illness subsided.)