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What's the difference between medicine and medication? -> Take your medicine -> Take your medication
Sep 30, 2023 3:27 AM
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In the context they mean the exact same thing. Medicine also means everything a medical doctor does.
September 30, 2023
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“Medicine” is broad word that means many things: it’s an art, a profession, medication, a science. You can say “running a mile a day is good medicine” but you can’t say that about “medication”.
September 30, 2023
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Medication is referring to substances used to treat illness or injury Medicine is the method of treating illness or injury Both words derived from latin
September 30, 2023
Colloquially we do use ‘medicine’ to mean ‘medication’.
October 1, 2023
Take medication Apply medicine
September 30, 2023
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