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counterirritant vs medicine

medicine vs counterirritant

counterirritant and medicine both are nouns.

counterirritant is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
counterirritant Yes No No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of counterirritant; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than counterirritant:
  • counterirritant: a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation
  • medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of counterirritant include medicament, medication, medicinal drug.
counterirritant (noun) medicine (noun)
a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation 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
counterirritant (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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