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dosage vs medication

medication vs dosage

dosage and medication both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dosage Yes No No No
medication Yes No No No
As nouns, medication is a hypernym of dosage; that is, medication is a word with a broader meaning than dosage:
  • dosage: a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
  • medication: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of dosage include medicament, medicinal drug, medicine.
dosage (noun) medication (noun)
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time the act of treating with medicines or remedies
the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Difference between dosage and medication

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