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cytotoxic drug vs medication

medication vs cytotoxic drug

cytotoxic drug and medication both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cytotoxic drug Yes No No No
medication Yes No No No
As nouns, medication is a hypernym of cytotoxic drug; that is, medication is a word with a broader meaning than cytotoxic drug:
  • cytotoxic drug: any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells
  • medication: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of cytotoxic drug include medicament, medicinal drug, medicine.
cytotoxic drug (noun) medication (noun)
any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells the act of treating with medicines or remedies
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
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