medication

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
2. (countable, uncountable) The administration of medicine.

Synonyms

medicine

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drug

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remedy

medicament

medicinal drug

cure

pill

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medical treatment

prescription

dose

tablet

therapy

treatment

medical profession

elixir

juice

pharmaceutical

pharmaceutics

pharmacotherapy

pills

vaccination

pharmacon

general practice

family practice

antidote

Translations

médicament

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remède

medicación

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medicazione

Medikation

medicamento

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medicamento

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دواء

Medikament

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medicament

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remédio

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φάρμακο

Arznei

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farmaco

médication

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English medicacioun, from Middle French médication and its etymon Latin medicātiō, from medicārī (“to heal, cure”), from medicus (“a physician, surgeon”), from medērī (“to heal”). Equivalent to medicate + -ion.