pharmacology vs medicine

medicine vs pharmacology

pharmacology and medicine both are nouns.

pharmacology is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

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

As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of pharmacology; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than pharmacology:

pharmacology: the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
medicine: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

Other hypernyms of pharmacology include medical specialty.

pharmacology (noun)	medicine (noun)
the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects	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

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

Difference between pharmacology and medicine

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