medicina
/mediˈθina/ · A2 · noun · f
medicine
💊 medicina = medicine with an -a; the c is a soft th: me-di-THEE-na
From Latin medicina, the art of the medicus (doctor), same root as English medic and medical. Swap the final -e for -a and stress the second-to-last syllable: me-di-THEE-na (or me-di-SEE-na in Latin America). Feminine: la medicina.