medicine chest

noun

: a cabinet on a bathroom wall that is used for storing medicine and small items

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Tad told how his sister had found a hairy black tarantula the size of her hand in the bathroom medicine chest. Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 17 Apr. 2024 Certainly, OxyContin has its place in the medicine chest that doctors can draw on for serious illnesses. Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2023

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Medical Definition

medicine chest

noun
: a cupboard used especially for storing medicines or first-aid supplies
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