medicine vs ointment

medicine and ointment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
medicine	Yes	No	Yes	No
ointment	Yes	No	No	No

medicine (noun)	ointment (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	semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
punishment for one's actions	toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

medicine (verb)	ointment (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine