acyclovir vs medicine

medicine vs acyclovir

acyclovir and medicine both are nouns.

acyclovir is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acyclovir	Yes	No	No	No
medicine	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of acyclovir; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than acyclovir:

acyclovir: an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms
medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

Other hypernyms of acyclovir include medicament, medication, medicinal drug.

acyclovir (noun)	medicine (noun)
an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms	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
	punishment for one's actions
	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
	the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

acyclovir (verb)	medicine (verb)
	treat medicinally, treat with medicine

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