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alternative medicine vs medicine

medicine vs alternative medicine

alternative medicine and medicine both are nouns.

alternative medicine is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alternative medicine Yes No No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of alternative medicine; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than alternative medicine:
  • alternative medicine: the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture
  • medicine: 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
Other hypernyms of alternative medicine include practice of medicine.
alternative medicine (noun) medicine (noun)
the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture 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
alternative medicine (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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