"medicine ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: medicine balls [plural]
Etymology: Referring to its therapeutic use. Head templates: {{en-noun}} medicine ball (plural medicine balls)
  1. A large, heavy sphere of leather, plastic or rubber etc. filled with sand or similar, and used for athletic training or physical rehabilitation. Wikipedia link: medicine ball Categories (topical): Exercise equipment Translations (sphere): медицинска топка (medicinska topka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 實心球 /实心球 (shíxīnqiú) (Chinese Mandarin), medicinbal [masculine] (Czech), kuntopallo (Finnish), Medizinball [masculine] (German), כדור כוח (kadúr kóakh) [masculine] (Hebrew), כדור בריאות (kadúr briút) [masculine] (Hebrew), medicinlabda (Hungarian), メディシンボール (medishinbōru) (Japanese), 메디슨볼 (mediseunbol) (Korean), piłka lekarska [feminine] (Polish), медицинбо́л (medicinból) [masculine] (Russian), медбо́л (medból) [masculine] (Russian), набивно́й мяч (nabivnój mjač) [masculine] (Russian), balón medicinal [masculine] (Spanish), balón de medicina [masculine] (Spanish), balón de gimnasia [masculine] (Spanish), medicinboll (Swedish)

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      "sense": "sphere",
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