self-medicatingn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈmɛdᵻkeɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈmɛdəˌkeɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, medicating n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + medicating n. Compare slightly later self-medication n. Compare also later self-medicate v.

The action or practice of treating oneself with a drug or other remedy without advice from a medical practitioner. Also: the action or practice of using narcotics, alcohol, etc., in an attempt to alleviate depression, anxiety, or another condition. Cf. self-medication n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by medicine or drug > [noun] > on oneself

self-medicating1828

self-medication1830

1828 London Lit. Gaz. 29 Mar. 200/2 As a guide to self-medicating, we presume it [sc. the book Modern Domestic Medicine] may be as safely trusted as any other.

1894 Pharmaceut. Era 15 June 552/1 To a greater and lesser extent the people always have done and always will do a certain amount of self-diagnosing and self-medicating.

1935 Phi Delta Kappan 17 183/2 When America spent $360,000,000 for patent medicine in 1933 and $100,000,000 for self-medicating remedies..it is absurd to assume that we have too many doctors.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Nov. e2/2 Her research has shown that alcohol and drug use is up among relatively affluent mothers... The apparent self-medicating she has found..could be a dangerous trend.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

self-medicatingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈmɛdᵻkeɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈmɛdəˌkeɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, medicating adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + medicating adj. Compare earlier self-medication n. and later self-medicate v.

Designating a person who takes a drug or other remedy without advice from a medical practitioner, or a person who uses narcotics, alcohol, etc., in an attempt to alleviate depression, anxiety, or another condition; (also) designating treatment or behaviour of this type. Also more generally: self-healing; (of an animal) consuming naturally-occurring medicinal substances.

ΚΠ

1860 Independent (N.Y.) 9 Aug. 8/1 The various nostrums which are commended to an admiring world in the advertising columns of this journal,..are not commended by us to our self-medicating readers.

1864 H. Bushnell Christ & his Salvation xiii. 273 Every animal body has a distinct self-medicating force in its own vital nature, called by physicians and physiologists the vis medicatrix.

1896 Med. Gleaner 7 285 The ‘abuse’ of the tablet..has probably produced more dispensing doctors, prescribing druggists and self-medicating individuals than any other cause.

1937 Science 29 Oct. 10/1 This chemical has been used successfully..with no deaths until those of the luckless 14 self-medicating patients during the past few days.

1981 H. W. Morgan Drugs in Amer. i. 5 Given the differences in training among doctors, and the ignorance of the self-medicating public, these mysteries had long lives.

1983 Social Service Rev. 57 90 The self-medicating aspects of heroin use.

2003 Evening Standard (Nexis) 25 July 24 Common among this self-medicating fraternity is a feeling that such drugs are inherently safer and less sleazy than taking cocaine or heroin.

2009 Econ. Bot. 63 29 (title) Four-footed pharmacists: indications of self-medicating livestock in Karamoja, Uganda.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-medicating
释义	self-medicatingn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈmɛdᵻkeɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈmɛdəˌkeɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, medicating n. Etymology: < self- prefix + medicating n. Compare slightly later self-medication n. Compare also later self-medicate v. The action or practice of treating oneself with a drug or other remedy without advice from a medical practitioner. Also: the action or practice of using narcotics, alcohol, etc., in an attempt to alleviate depression, anxiety, or another condition. Cf. self-medication n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by medicine or drug > [noun] > on oneself self-medicating1828 self-medication1830 1828 London Lit. Gaz. 29 Mar. 200/2 As a guide to self-medicating, we presume it [sc. the book Modern Domestic Medicine] may be as safely trusted as any other. 1894 Pharmaceut. Era 15 June 552/1 To a greater and lesser extent the people always have done and always will do a certain amount of self-diagnosing and self-medicating. 1935 Phi Delta Kappan 17 183/2 When America spent $360,000,000 for patent medicine in 1933 and $100,000,000 for self-medicating remedies..it is absurd to assume that we have too many doctors. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Nov. e2/2 Her research has shown that alcohol and drug use is up among relatively affluent mothers... The apparent self-medicating she has found..could be a dangerous trend. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). self-medicatingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈmɛdᵻkeɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈmɛdəˌkeɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, medicating adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + medicating adj. Compare earlier self-medication n. and later self-medicate v. Designating a person who takes a drug or other remedy without advice from a medical practitioner, or a person who uses narcotics, alcohol, etc., in an attempt to alleviate depression, anxiety, or another condition; (also) designating treatment or behaviour of this type. Also more generally: self-healing; (of an animal) consuming naturally-occurring medicinal substances. ΚΠ 1860 Independent (N.Y.) 9 Aug. 8/1 The various nostrums which are commended to an admiring world in the advertising columns of this journal,..are not commended by us to our self-medicating readers. 1864 H. Bushnell Christ & his Salvation xiii. 273 Every animal body has a distinct self-medicating force in its own vital nature, called by physicians and physiologists the vis medicatrix. 1896 Med. Gleaner 7 285 The ‘abuse’ of the tablet..has probably produced more dispensing doctors, prescribing druggists and self-medicating individuals than any other cause. 1937 Science 29 Oct. 10/1 This chemical has been used successfully..with no deaths until those of the luckless 14 self-medicating patients during the past few days. 1981 H. W. Morgan Drugs in Amer. i. 5 Given the differences in training among doctors, and the ignorance of the self-medicating public, these mysteries had long lives. 1983 Social Service Rev. 57 90 The self-medicating aspects of heroin use. 2003 Evening Standard (Nexis) 25 July 24 Common among this self-medicating fraternity is a feeling that such drugs are inherently safer and less sleazy than taking cocaine or heroin. 2009 Econ. Bot. 63 29 (title) Four-footed pharmacists: indications of self-medicating livestock in Karamoja, Uganda. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828adj.1860
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