cytotoxic drug vs medicine

medicine vs cytotoxic drug

cytotoxic drug and medicine both are nouns.

cytotoxic drug is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cytotoxic drug	Yes	No	No	No
medicine	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of cytotoxic drug; that is, medicine 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
medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

Other hypernyms of cytotoxic drug include medicament, medication, medicinal drug.

cytotoxic drug (noun)	medicine (noun)
any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells	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

cytotoxic drug (verb)	medicine (verb)
	treat medicinally, treat with medicine

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