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medication vs anticholinergic

anticholinergic vs medication

medication and anticholinergic both are nouns.

medication is not an adjective while anticholinergic is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
medication Yes No No No
anticholinergic Yes Yes No No
As nouns, anticholinergic is a hyponym of medication; that is, anticholinergic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than medication:
  • medication: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
  • anticholinergic: a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
Other hyponyms of medication include acyclovir, Zovirax, alendronate, Fosamax, allopurinol, Zyloprim, amrinone, Inocor, analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller, angiogenesis inhibitor, antiarrhythmic, antiarrhythmic drug, antiarrhythmic medication, antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide, anticholinergic drug, anticholinesterase, anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulant, anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug, antidepressant, antidepressant drug, antidiabetic, antidiabetic drug, antidiarrheal, antidiarrheal drug, antidiuretic, antidiuretic drug, antiemetic, antiemetic drug, antihistamine, antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug, anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory drug, antiprotozoal, antiprotozoal drug, antipyretic, febrifuge, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antispasmodic agent, spasmolytic, antitussive, antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drug, APC, astringent, astringent drug, styptic, atomic cocktail, azathioprine, Imuran, blocker, blocking agent, bronchodilator, calcium-channel blocker, calcium blocker, carminative, Atromid-S, clofibrate, clopidogrel bisulfate, Plavix, cold medicine, counterirritant, cytotoxic drug, decongestant, demulcent, diaphoretic, Antabuse, disulfiram, dosage, dose, Drixoral, drug cocktail, HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy, expectorant, expectorator, fixed-combination drug, gemfibrozil, Lopid, haematinic, hematinic, herbal medicine, histamine blocker, immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressor, inhalant, inhalation, isoproterenol, Isuprel, Isordil, isosorbide, lipid-lowering medication, lipid-lowering medicine, statin, statin drug, Mecholyl, methacholine, nux vomica, over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine, oxytocic, oxytocic drug, camphorated tincture of opium, paregoric, patent medicine, Cuprimine, penicillamine, Metrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol, pentylenetetrazol, pharmaceutic, pharmaceutical, placebo, powder, ethical drug, prescription, prescription drug, prescription medicine, probenecid, aperient, cathartic, physic, purgative, curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic, rubefacient, depressant, downer, sedative, sedative drug, soothing syrup, specific, Carafate, sucralfate, sudatory, sudorific, suppository, tincture, restorative, tonic, tyrosine kinase inhibitor, vermicide, anthelminthic, anthelmintic, helminthic, vermifuge, lupulin, scillaren, Emser salt, natural Ems salt, Cebion, Relanium.
medication (noun) anticholinergic (noun)
the act of treating with medicines or remedies a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
medication (adjective) anticholinergic (adjective)
inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
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