medication
- (countable, uncountable) A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
- (countable, uncountable) The administration of medicine.
Frequency
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.
medicinal drug
medical treatment
medical profession
family practice
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "medication" and many other words and sentences in English.