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patent medicine vs medicine

medicine vs patent medicine

patent medicine and medicine both are nouns.

patent medicine is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
patent medicine Yes No No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of patent medicine; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than patent medicine:
  • patent medicine: medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription
  • medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of patent medicine include medicament, medication, medicinal drug.
patent medicine (noun) medicine (noun)
medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription 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
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
patent medicine (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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