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medicine vs materia medica

materia medica vs medicine

medicine and materia medica both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
medicine Yes No Yes No
materia medica Yes No No No
As nouns, materia medica is a hyponym of medicine; that is, materia medica is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than medicine:
  • medicine: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
  • materia medica: the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
medicine (noun) materia medica (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 science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
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) materia medica (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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