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medicine vs complementary medicine

complementary medicine vs medicine

medicine and complementary medicine both are nouns.

medicine is a verb but complementary medicine is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
medicine Yes No Yes No
complementary medicine Yes No No No
As nouns, complementary medicine is a hyponym of medicine; that is, complementary medicine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than medicine:
  • medicine: 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
  • complementary medicine: the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine
Other hyponyms of medicine include preventive medicine, alternative medicine.
medicine (noun) complementary medicine (noun)
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 the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine
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
medicine (verb) complementary medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
Difference between medicine and complementary medicine

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