medicine vs salve

salve vs medicine

medicine and salve both are nouns.

medicine and salve both are verbs.

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

As verbs, salve is a hyponym of medicine; that is, salve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than medicine:

medicine: treat medicinally, treat with medicine
salve: apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing

Other hyponyms of medicine include dose, drug.

medicine (noun)	salve (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	anything that remedies or heals or soothes
punishment for one's actions	semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

medicine (verb)	salve (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine	apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
	save from ruin, destruction, or harm

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