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anticholinergic vs medicine

medicine vs anticholinergic

anticholinergic and medicine both are nouns.

anticholinergic is an adjective but medicine is not an adjective.

anticholinergic is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anticholinergic Yes Yes No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of anticholinergic; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than anticholinergic:
  • anticholinergic: a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
  • medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of anticholinergic include medicament, medication, medicinal drug.
anticholinergic (noun) medicine (noun)
a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine 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
anticholinergic (adjective) medicine (adjective)
inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
anticholinergic (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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