materia medica vs medical specialty

materia medica and medical specialty both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
materia medica	Yes	No	No	No
medical specialty	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, medical specialty is a hypernym of materia medica; that is, medical specialty is a word with a broader meaning than materia medica:

materia medica: the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
medical specialty: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

Other hypernyms of materia medica include medicine.

materia medica (noun)	medical specialty (noun)
the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects	the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

materia medica vs medical specialty

materia medica and medical specialty both are nouns.

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