medicament
[muh-dik-uh-muh nt, med-i-kuh-]
- a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
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Origin of medicament
Also called med·i·cant [med-i-kuh nt] /ˈmɛd ɪ kənt/.
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Historical Examples
A medicament in alcohol, oil or water, applied by friction to the skin.
Surgery, with Special Reference to PodiatryMaximilian Stern
They had stuffed me full of quinine, he said, and it was not the medicament that I wanted.
Eyes Like the SeaMr Jkai
He then put on a bandage dipped in some medicament of his own composition.
On Hanuman's return, the medicament is administered, and Lakshman revives.
Tales from the Hindu DramatistsR. N. Dutta
He tried one, and it seemed to be composed in equal parts of sawdust and the medicament called "Rough-on-rats!"
medicament
- a medicine or remedy in a specified formulation
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Word Origin
C16: via French from Latin medicāmentum, from medicāre to cure
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Word Origin and History for medicament
n.
mid-15c., "medical skill; a medicinal compound," from Middle French médicament (15c.), from Latin medicamentum "drug, remedy," literally "means of healing," from medicare "to heal, cure" (see medication).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
medicament
(mĭ-dĭk′ə-mənt, mĕd′ĭ-kə-)- An agent that promotes recovery from injury or ailment; a medicine.
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