medication
Americannoun
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the use or application of medicine.
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a medicinal substance; medicament.
noun
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treatment with drugs or remedies
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a drug or remedy
Other Word Forms
- antimedication adjective
- hypermedication noun
- overmedication noun
Etymology
Origin of medication
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin medicātiōn- (stem of medicātiō ). See medicate, -ion
Example Sentences
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Investigators consider the octogenarian a “vulnerable adult” owing to her difficulty walking, pacemaker and a heart condition that required daily medication.
She landed in the emergency room with a life-threatening “thyroid storm,” requiring surgery and daily medication.
From Los Angeles Times
The house was unlocked, the ironing board was out, the hoover plugged in, washing was hanging on the line outside, the medication she needed for Crohn's disease had been left behind.
From BBC
"They never asked for my medical history or what medication I was taking. It was like buying groceries."
From BBC
Isoxazoline drugs are a relatively new class of antiparasitic medications prescribed by veterinarians around the world to protect pets from fleas and ticks.
From Science Daily
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