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noun
1.
the use or application of medicine.
2.
a medicinal substance; medicament.
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Word Origin & History
medication
c.1600, from M.Fr. médication, from L. medicationem (nom. medicatio) "healing, cure," from medicare, medicari "medicate, heal, cure," from medicus "healing" (see medical). The verb medicate "to treat medicinally" is from 1620s.
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Medical Dictionary
medication med·i·ca·tion (měd'ĭ-kā'shən)
n.
A medicine; a medicament.
The act or process of treating with medicine.
Administration of medicine.
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