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drug vs medication

medication vs drug

drug and medication both are nouns.

drug is a verb but medication is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drug Yes No Yes No
medication Yes No No No
As nouns, medication is a hyponym of drug; that is, medication is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drug:
  • drug: a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
  • medication: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
drug (noun) medication (noun)
a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic the act of treating with medicines or remedies
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
drug (verb) medication (verb)
administer a drug to
use recreational drugs
Difference between drug and medication

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