self-medicationn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfmɛdᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

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

Etymology: < self- prefix + medication n. Compare slightly earlier self-medicating n.

Administration of a drug or other remedy to oneself without advice from a medical practitioner; (also) use of narcotics, alcohol, etc., in an attempt to alleviate depression, anxiety, or another condition. In later use also: the consumption of naturally-occurring medicinal substances by an animal.

ΘΚΠ

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

self-medicating1828

self-medication1830

1830 Jrnl. Health 1 384 We have pointed out the common causes of disease, in errors of regimen,..and ignorant, that is, self medication, and trust in the knavery of quacks.

1886 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 July 33/2 People are very partial to self-medication as it is, and rush to alcohol as a panacea for the ills to which flesh is heir.

1942 Horizon June 371 Le vice anglais is most certainly and typically self-medication.

1961 New Scientist 5 Jan. 16/3 In spite of the National Health Service British pharmacists continue to sell large quantities of preparations for self-medication.

1997 R. M. Sapolsky Trouble with Testosterone 179 Reports of self-medication by chimpanzees, and other primates, have become all the rage.

2016 Independent (Nexis) 31 May (Science section) Drinking alcohol can be a form of ‘self-medication’ used to unwind from workplace stress.

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

单词	self-medication
释义	self-medicationn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfmɛdᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, medication n. Etymology: < self- prefix + medication n. Compare slightly earlier self-medicating n. Administration of a drug or other remedy to oneself without advice from a medical practitioner; (also) use of narcotics, alcohol, etc., in an attempt to alleviate depression, anxiety, or another condition. In later use also: the consumption of naturally-occurring medicinal substances by an animal. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by medicine or drug > [noun] > on oneself self-medicating1828 self-medication1830 1830 Jrnl. Health 1 384 We have pointed out the common causes of disease, in errors of regimen,..and ignorant, that is, self medication, and trust in the knavery of quacks. 1886 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 July 33/2 People are very partial to self-medication as it is, and rush to alcohol as a panacea for the ills to which flesh is heir. 1942 Horizon June 371 Le vice anglais is most certainly and typically self-medication. 1961 New Scientist 5 Jan. 16/3 In spite of the National Health Service British pharmacists continue to sell large quantities of preparations for self-medication. 1997 R. M. Sapolsky Trouble with Testosterone 179 Reports of self-medication by chimpanzees, and other primates, have become all the rage. 2016 Independent (Nexis) 31 May (Science section) Drinking alcohol can be a form of ‘self-medication’ used to unwind from workplace stress. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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