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medicine chest

British  

noun

  1. a small chest or cupboard for storing medicines, bandages, etc

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"The No. 1 rule at the Poison Center is that if it's available, people will take it, and a lot of people have Tylenol in their medicine chest."

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2026

There lies a medicine chest of antioxidants, vitamins, fiber, phytonutrients and minerals.

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2016

Ross says Sheen didn't reveal his HIV status until after she found his medication in a medicine chest.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2015

“You don’t need to pack a medicine chest on holiday,” said Dave Harcombe, a pharmacist in Doncaster, England.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2012

She fumbled for bandages in the medicine chest and bent to unwrap Christopher’s coat.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell