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nounthe use or application of medicine. a medicinal substance; medicament. Origin of medication1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin medicātiōn- (stem of medicātiō). See medicate, -ion OTHER WORDS FROM medicationan·ti·med·i·ca·tion, adjectivehy·per·med·i·ca·tion, nouno·ver·med·i·ca·tion, nounWords nearby medicationmedical transcriptionist, medicament, Medicare, medicate, medicated, medication, medicative, Medicean, Medici, medicide, Medici, Lorenzo de Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for medicationMedication can now be taken in a single pill rather than a complex cocktail of tablets. The New Face of HIV Is Gay & Young|Adebisi Alimi|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST As in, we have no idea why this medication seems to help people with bipolar disorder. Mother’s Little Anti-Psychotic Is Worth $6.9 Billion A Year|Jay Michaelson|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST They collected money for helmets, bulletproof vests, medication and even vehicles. Corruption Eats Away at Ukraine Military|Charles McPhedran|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Hyperemesis Gravidarum is very acute morning sickness, which may require supplementary hydration, medication and nutrients. Second Royal Baby for Kate|Tom Sykes|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for medication
nountreatment with drugs or remedies a drug or remedy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to medicationassistance, drug, remedy, treatment, medicine, aid, placebo, pharmaceutical, prescription, sedative, opiate, narcotic, cure, pill, stimulant, reparation, nostrum, help, corrective, alleviation Medical definitions for medication
n.A medicine; a medicament. The act or process of treating with medicine. Administration of medicine. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |