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medicine vs over-the-counter drug

over-the-counter drug vs medicine

medicine and over-the-counter drug both are nouns.

medicine is a verb but over-the-counter drug is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
medicine Yes No Yes No
over-the-counter drug Yes No No No
As nouns, over-the-counter drug is a hyponym of medicine; that is, over-the-counter drug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than medicine:
  • medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
  • over-the-counter drug: a drug that is sold without a prescription
Other hyponyms of medicine 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, 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 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.
medicine (noun) over-the-counter drug (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 a drug that is sold without a prescription
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) over-the-counter drug (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
Difference between medicine and over-the-counter drug

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