medication

[ med-i-key-shuh n ]
/ ˌmɛd ɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
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noun

the use or application of medicine.
a medicinal substance; medicament.

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Origin of medication

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

OTHER WORDS FROM medication

an·ti·med·i·ca·tion, adjectivehy·per·med·i·ca·tion, nouno·ver·med·i·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby medication

medicalize, medicament, medicare, medicate, medicated, medication, medicative, medicean, medici, medici, lorenzo de, medicide
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Words related to medication

assistance, drug, remedy, treatment, medicine, aid, placebo, pharmaceutical, prescription, sedative, opiate, narcotic, cure, pill, stimulant, reparation, nostrum, help, corrective, alleviation

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British Dictionary definitions for medication

medication
/ (ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

treatment with drugs or remedies
a drug or remedy
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Medical definitions for medication

medication
[ mĕd′ĭ-kā′shən ]

n.

A medicine; a medicament.
The act or process of treating with medicine.
Administration of medicine.
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