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medication
[ med-i-key-shuhn ]
noun
- the use or application of medicine.
- a medicinal substance; medicament.
medication
/ ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən /
noun
- treatment with drugs or remedies
- a drug or remedy
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Other Words From
- anti·medi·cation adjective
- hyper·medi·cation noun
- over·medi·cation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of medication1
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Example Sentences
Medication can now be taken in a single pill rather than a complex cocktail of tablets.
As in, we have no idea why this medication seems to help people with bipolar disorder.
What if she were one of the rare sufferers of unending pain, and every safe medication had already been given?
They collected money for helmets, bulletproof vests, medication and even vehicles.
The 71-year-old had not taken his heart medication, and he suffered a heart attack.
The greater portion of our life consists in devising means and medication to relieve us of our states of ill health and disease.
In this day of self-medication this condition is all the greater menace to the diabetic.
The drainage tubes and medication tubes came out; the tangle of wires around him was removed, and the electrodes with them.
At any rate, the consequences of the medication were most disastrous.
It may sadly want topical medication; but how is he to apply it?
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