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medication vs drug

drug vs medication

medication and drug both are nouns.

medication is not a verb while drug is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
medication Yes No No No
drug Yes No Yes No
As nouns, drug is a hypernym of medication; that is, drug is a word with a broader meaning than medication:
  • medication: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
  • drug: a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
medication (noun) drug (noun)
the act of treating with medicines or remedies a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
medication (verb) drug (verb)
administer a drug to
use recreational drugs
Difference between medication and drug

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