salve

nouns

semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
anything that remedies or heals or soothes
"he needed a salve for his conscience"
is a type of (narrower)
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

verbs

save from ruin, destruction, or harm
is derived from
is derived from
is derived from
apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
domain category
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
"he studied medicine at Harvard"
is a type of (narrower)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine