Medical vs. Scrip — What's the Difference?

Of or relating to the study or practice of medicine.

A scrip (or chit in India) is any substitute for legal tender. It is often a form of credit.

Requiring treatment by medicine.

A form of money issued by a local government or private organization.

Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

A certificate or receipt used to redeem a credit.

Intended to have a therapeutic effect; medicinal.

Stock, as issued by companies.

Requiring medical treatment.

The stock of a particular company.

Pertaining to the state of one's health.

Chiefly British A fractional share of stock issued to existing shareholders.

Pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.

A wallet, small satchel, or bag.

Pertaining to medication specifically (that is, pharmacotherapy), rather than to other aspects of medicine and surgery.

A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.

(informal) A medical examination.

(archaic) Small change.

(archaic) A medical practitioner.

A scrap of paper.

Of, pertaining to, or having to do with, the art of healing disease, or the science of medicine; as, the medical profession; medical services; a medical dictionary; medical jurisprudence.

A document signifying a power to obtain a specified acreage of public land.

Containing medicine; used in medicine; medicinal; as, the medical properties of a plant.

A voucher or token coin used in place of legal tender for payment of wages.

A thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person

A substitute for legal tender that is produced by a local government or a private organization.

Relating to the study or practice of medicine;

A share certificate.

Requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery;

A medical prescription.

Of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art

A small bag; a wallet; a satchel.

A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of paper containing a writing.

A preliminary certificate of a subscription to the capital of a bank, railroad, or other company, or for a share of other joint property, or a loan, stating the amount of the subscription and the date of the payment of the installments; as, insurance scrip, consol scrip, etc. When all the installments are paid, the scrip is exchanged for a bond share certificate.

Paper fractional currency.

A certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency