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immunosuppressive drug vs methotrexate

methotrexate vs immunosuppressive drug

immunosuppressive drug and methotrexate both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
immunosuppressive drug Yes No No No
methotrexate Yes No No No
As nouns, methotrexate is a hyponym of immunosuppressive drug; that is, methotrexate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than immunosuppressive drug:
  • immunosuppressive drug: a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response
  • methotrexate: toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
Other hyponyms of immunosuppressive drug include mercaptopurine, Purinethol, amethopterin, methotrexate sodium.
immunosuppressive drug (noun) methotrexate (noun)
a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
Difference between immunosuppressive drug and methotrexate

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