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Medicine vs Potion - What's the difference?

medicine | potion |

In obsolete terms the difference between medicine and potion

is that medicine is a physician while potion is to drug.

As nouns the difference between medicine and potion

is that medicine is a substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way while potion is a small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.

As verbs the difference between medicine and potion

is that medicine is to treat with medicine while potion is to drug.

medicine

English

(wikipedia medicine)

Alternative forms

* medicin (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
  • A treatment or cure.
  • The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
  • The profession of physicians, surgeons and related specialisms; those who practice medicine.
  • Ritual Native American magic used (notably by a medicine man) to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, warfare etc.
  • (obsolete) black magic, superstition.
  • (obsolete) A philtre or love potion.
  • * 1597 , , II. ii. 18:
    • If the rascal have not given me medicines' to make me love him, I'll be hanged. It could not be else. I have drunk ' medicines .
  • (obsolete) A physician.
  • * 1598 , , II. i. 72:
    • I have seen a medicine
    That's able to breathe life into a stone

    Synonyms

    * (treatment) regimen, course, program, prescription * (substance) drug, prescription, pharmaceutical, elixir * See also * See also

    Derived terms

    * Ayurvedic medicine * clinical medicine * Edison's medicine * energy medicine * evidence-based medicine * folk medicine * forced medicine * indigenous medicine * medicinal * medicine ball * medicine dance * medicine man * medicine show * organized medicine * take one's medicine * taste of one's own medicine * traditional medicine

    Related terms

    * medic * medicament * medication * medicate * premedication

    Verb

    (medicin)
  • (rare, obsolete) To treat with medicine.
  • *

    • See also

    * therapy * panacea

    References

    * Prescription Desk Reference, Prescription Drug Information: * * " medicine" in the Merriam-Webster On-line dictionary * " medicine" in the Hutchinson Encyclopaedia , Helicon Publishing LTD 2007. * * 1000 English basic words ----

    potion

    English

    (wikipedia potion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.
    • He hoped to win the princess’s heart by mixing the love potion the witch gave him into her drink.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To drug.
    • (Speed)

    Anagrams

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