medication

[med-i-key-shuhn]

noun

1. the use or application of medicine.

2. a medicinal substance; medicament.

medication

/ ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. treatment with drugs or remedies

2. a drug or remedy

Other Word Forms

• antimedication adjective
• hypermedication noun
• overmedication noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of medication¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin medicātiōn- (stem of medicātiō ). See medicate, -ion

Example Sentences

During a hearing on Sunday in Brasilia, Bolsonaro stated he "experienced a certain paranoia between Friday and Saturday due to medication," according to a Supreme Court document obtained by AFP.

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Researchers at Rutgers Health and collaborating institutions have uncovered why a widely used leukemia medication eventually stops helping most patients and have also identified a possible strategy to reverse this resistance.

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Common hypertension medications can successfully bring high blood pressure under control but often show little benefit for cognition.

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They were looking for clues that could eventually reduce the need for pain medications that carry significant side effects.

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It did so without causing major bleeding, a side effect of other blood thinning medications, Bayer said.

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