medicament

[ muh-dik-uh-muhnt, med-i-kuh- ]

/ məˈdɪk ə mənt, ˈmɛd ɪ kə- /

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noun

a healing substance; medicine; remedy.

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Also called med·i·cant

[med-i-kuhnt]. /ˈmɛd ɪ kənt/.

Origin of medicament

1535–45; <Latin medicāmentum remedy, physic, equivalent to medicā(rī) to cure + -mentum-ment. See medicate

OTHER WORDS FROM medicament

med·i·ca·men·tal

[med-i-kuh-men-tl], /ˌmɛd ɪ kəˈmɛn tl/, med·i·ca·men·tous, adjective

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How to use medicament in a sentence

For in the beginning men took snuff, not as an everyday luxury, but as a medicament.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The little reproach, added to the wound to his pride, required a healing medicament; she put her lips to his fingers.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete|George Meredith
Even though gropingly at times, the physicians of the walled cities had put their fingers upon the specific medicament.
Sixes and Sevens|O. Henry
I remember to have cured a disconsolate widower, who obstinately refused every other medicament, by a strict course of geology.
The Caxtons, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

For many things are swallowed by Animals, rather for condiment, gust or medicament, then any substantial nutriment.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3)|Thomas Browne

British Dictionary definitions for medicament

medicament

/ (mɪˈdɪkəmənt, ˈmɛdɪ-) /

noun

a medicine or remedy in a specified formulation

Derived forms of medicament

medicamental (ˌmɛdɪkəˈmɛntəl) or medicamentary, adjective

Word Origin for medicament

C16: via French from Latin medicāmentum, from medicāre to cure

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Medical definitions for medicament

medicament

[ mĭ-dĭk′ə-mənt, mĕd′ĭ-kə- ]

An agent that promotes recovery from injury or ailment; a medicine.

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