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medicamentous

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me⋅dic⋅a⋅ment

  [muh-dik-uh-muhnt, med-i-kuh-]
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–noun
a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
Also called med⋅i⋅cant  [med-i-kuhnt] .

Origin:
1535–45; < L medicāmentum remedy, physic, equiv. to medicā(rī) to cure + -mentum -ment. See medicate

Related forms:
med⋅i⋅ca⋅men⋅tal  [med-i-kuh-men-tl] , med⋅i⋅ca⋅men⋅tous, adjective
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Main Entry: me·di·ca·ment
Pronunciation: mi-'dik-&-m&nt, 'med-i-k&-
Function: noun
: a substance used in therapy

Main Entry: med·i·ca·men·tous
Pronunciation: mi-"dik-&-'ment-&s, "med-i-k&-
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, orcaused by a medicament (as a drug) <medicamentous dermatitis>
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medicament me·dic·a·ment (mĭ-dĭk'ə-mənt, měd'ĭ-kə-)
n.
An agent that promotes recovery from injury or ailment; a medicine.

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