medication

[ med-i-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. the use or application of medicine.
2. a medicinal substance; medicament.

medication

/ ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. treatment with drugs or remedies
2. a drug or remedy

Other Words From

• anti·medi·cation adjective
• hyper·medi·cation noun
• over·medi·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of medication¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin medicātiōn- (stem of medicātiō ). See medicate, -ion

Example Sentences

The unprescribed medication was administered for more than a year and led to the girl needing a long stay at a children’s hospital, unable to eat or drink and needing 10 blood transfusions.

From BBC

"Current medications largely target hallucinations, but they don't address symptoms that make it difficult to manage social relationships, work, or school," said first author Belen Blasco, a PhD student at McGill's Integrated Program in Neuroscience.

From Science Daily

The ability of these medications to reduce weight, fight diabetes, even decrease the incidence of death from cardiovascular disease, has been well-studied.

From Salon

Anthracyclines are a class of chemotherapy medications used to treat many types of cancer, including breast cancer, leukemia, lymphoma and sarcoma.

From Science Daily

New products, medications and treatments will always create a buzz if they've offered signs of success in alleviating those symptoms - to those appropriately prescribed them.

From BBC

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