medication
the use or application of medicine.
a medicinal substance; medicament.
Origin of medication
1Other words from medication
- an·ti·med·i·ca·tion, adjective
- hy·per·med·i·ca·tion, noun
- o·ver·med·i·ca·tion, noun
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How to use medication in a sentence
“The Center was actually able to get me into the hospital and get me the new medications that were available,” Thom said.
I take calcium and vitamin D supplements, but prescription medications are generally only for women in menopause.
On the other hand, patients may not perceive much downside to taking the medications, even if they may not help much.
Without Education, Antibiotic Resistance Will Be Our Greatest Health Crisis | Russell Saunders | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese medications will not continue to work when we need them if they are handed out like candy.
Without Education, Antibiotic Resistance Will Be Our Greatest Health Crisis | Russell Saunders | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDeath by pills or lethal injection might be unnatural, but she believes that declining nourishment and medications is not.
The Nurse Coaching People Through Death by Starvation | Nick Tabor | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
From whence notwithstanding we cannot infer the general efficacy of these Stars, or co-efficacy particular in medications.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3) | Thomas BrowneFrom time to time medications are rediscovered which figure in ancient pharmacopeias.
Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas | Remy de GourmontAccompanying me was the moviecameraman, Rafe Slafe, as uncommunicative and earnest in his medications as before.
Greener Than You Think | Ward MooreBoth over-the-counter and prescription medications can sometimes produce emotional or mental side effects.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. BartlettToo, as the number of manufactured drugs increases, the potential for interactions among different medications increases greatly.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. Bartlett
British Dictionary definitions for medication
/ (ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən) /
treatment with drugs or remedies
a drug or remedy
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