magic bullet

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun magic bullet has 1 sense

magic bullet(n = noun.artifact) - a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease; "there is no magic bullet against cancer"

CIDE DICTIONARY

magic bullet, n. [From the notion of a bullet that will kill only the bacterium or disease it is intended for.].

A drug or therapy or preventive that cures or prevents a disease, with only minimal side effects; as, there is no magic bullet against cancer. [WordNet 1.5]