Medicina: medicine and field of study

Medicina can mean a medicinal product or the discipline studied at a university.

The idea

Medicina is feminine: la medicina is singular and las medicinas is plural.

La medicina está en su envase.The medicine is in its packaging.
Pregunto al farmacéutico por la medicina.I ask the pharmacist about the medicine.
Ella estudia medicina en la universidad.She studies medicine at university.
¿Dónde guardas las medicinas?Where do you keep the medicines?
La medicina tiene instrucciones en la caja.The medicine has instructions on the box.
Llevo la receta para consultar por la medicina.I bring the prescription to ask about the medicine.

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Estudiar medicina refers to the field; una medicina can refer to a medicinal product.

Choose the article: ___ medicina está en su envase. (La / El)
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La
La agrees with the feminine singular noun medicina.
Choose the plural: Guardamos dos ___. (medicinas / medicina)
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medicinas
Dos requires the plural medicinas ending in s.
Choose the word for the field of study: Ella estudia una disciplina en la universidad: estudia ___. (medicina / medicamento)
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medicina
Medicina can name the discipline; medicamento names a medicinal product.

Ask about a medicine at a pharmacy and say what someone studies.