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hygiene vs medicine

medicine vs hygiene

hygiene and medicine both are nouns.

hygiene is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hygiene Yes No No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of hygiene; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than hygiene:
  • hygiene: the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
  • medicine: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
Other hypernyms of hygiene include medical specialty.
hygiene (noun) medicine (noun)
the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health 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
a condition promoting sanitary practices 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
hygiene (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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