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materia medica vs medicine

medicine vs materia medica

materia medica and medicine both are nouns.

materia medica is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
materia medica Yes No No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of materia medica; that is, medicine 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
  • medicine: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
Other hypernyms of materia medica include medical specialty.
materia medica (noun) medicine (noun)
the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects 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
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
materia medica (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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