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pharmacy vs medicine

medicine vs pharmacy

pharmacy and medicine both are nouns.

pharmacy is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pharmacy Yes No No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of pharmacy; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than pharmacy:
  • pharmacy: the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines
  • medicine: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
Other hypernyms of pharmacy include medical specialty.
pharmacy (noun) medicine (noun)
a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold 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
the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines 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
pharmacy (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
Difference between pharmacy and medicine

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