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complementary medicine vs medicine

medicine vs complementary medicine

complementary medicine and medicine both are nouns.

complementary medicine is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
complementary medicine Yes No No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of complementary medicine; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than complementary medicine:
  • complementary medicine: the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine
  • 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 complementary medicine include practice of medicine.
complementary medicine (noun) medicine (noun)
the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative 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
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
complementary medicine (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
Difference between complementary medicine and medicine

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