medicament

[ muh-dik-uh-muh nt, 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-kuh nt] /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

Words nearby medicament

medical psychology, medical record, medical tourism, medical transcriptionist, medicalize, medicament, medicare, medicate, medicated, medication, medicative
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Words related to medicament

medication, help, corrective, alleviation, antidote, redress, nostrum, recovery, assistance, panacea, treatment, medicine, reparation, remedy, healing, elixir, physic, drug, aid, fix

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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- ]

n.

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