practice of medicine vs salve

practice of medicine and salve both are nouns.

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

practice of 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
	semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

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