medicated
Britishadjective
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(of a patient) having been treated with a medicine or drug
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(of a bandage, shampoo, etc) containing medication
Example Sentences
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“It’s relaxing and complementary to a doctor’s dry eye treatments — like medicated drops or in-office treatments — but it’s not a simple fix or cure all,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Products passing through the giant site range from insulin capsules and lifestyle drugs to medicated sunblock and drums of sulphuric acid.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Laura Maguire, who is 25 and from Londonderry, has been put in an early medicated menopause as she awaits surgery - a wait which she has been told could take several years.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
The medicated wipes, cream and spray have swirling, ’70s-style graphics and a retro color palette of orange, mustard yellow and turquoise.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Her hair and the pillow were the same color, beneath the wimple of the medicated cloth she looked like an old nun praying.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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