medicament
noun
me·di·ca·ment mi-ˈdi-kə-mənt 
ˈme-di-kə-
ˈme-di-kə- : a substance used in therapy
medicamentous
mi-ˌdi-kə-ˈmen-təs
adjective ˌme-di-kə-
Synonyms
- cure
- drug
- medication
- medicinal
- medicine
- pharmaceutical
- physic
- remedy
- specific
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Example Sentences
in the 19th century a physician's bag of medicaments most likely included powerful opiates
Recent Examples on the Web If the medicaments are innocuous, there’s little harm except to the patients’ pocketbooks. 
Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2020 At the moment, the standard treatment for drug-resistant TB involves taking highly toxic medicaments for as long as two years. The Economist, 14 Dec. 2019 The Persian author Mansur ibn Ilyas (c.1380–1422) wrote of resetting fractured or broken bones using braces and tight bandaging to immobilize and realign limbs, followed by the application of various salves and medicaments to help the bones heal. Jack Hartnell, Time, 30 Oct. 2019
Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2020 At the moment, the standard treatment for drug-resistant TB involves taking highly toxic medicaments for as long as two years. The Economist, 14 Dec. 2019 The Persian author Mansur ibn Ilyas (c.1380–1422) wrote of resetting fractured or broken bones using braces and tight bandaging to immobilize and realign limbs, followed by the application of various salves and medicaments to help the bones heal. Jack Hartnell, Time, 30 Oct. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin medicamentum, from medicare
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
medicament
noun
me·di·ca·ment mi-ˈdik-ə-mənt ˈmed-i-kə-
ˈmed-i-kə- : a substance used in therapy
medicaments
noun
as in drugs
a substance or preparation used to treat disease in the 19th century a physician's bag of medicaments most likely included powerful opiates Synonyms & Similar Words
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