Medicine vs Practice Of Medicine - What's the Difference?

Medicine

Practice Of Medicine

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
  • (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
  • punishment for one's actions
  • 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
Definition as 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
Definition as Verb
  • treat medicinally, treat with medicine
Definition as Verb

Examples

  • "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine"
  • "he studied medicine at Harvard"
  • "he studied medicine at Harvard"

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Noun