SPECIFIC (2)

specific (2). Specific, n. a remedy adapted to some one disease

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Spe‐cif″ic, n. 1. 1. (Med.) A specific remedy. See Specific, a., 3.
His parents were weak enough to believe that the royal touch was a specific for this malady. Macaulay. 2. 2. Anything having peculiar adaption to the purpose to which it is applied. Dr. H. More.