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medication

[med-i-key-shuhn]

noun

  1. the use or application of medicine.

  2. a medicinal substance; medicament.



medication

/ ˌɛɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. treatment with drugs or remedies

  2. a drug or remedy

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • antimedication adjective
  • hypermedication noun
  • overmedication noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of medication1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin 徱پō- (stem of 徱پō ). See medicate, -ion
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The complaint alleged that Brock didn’t administer sufficient pain medication and failed to properly complete the procedure or follow up with pathology findings.

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Despite weeks spent in a mental health clinic, and a year of medication and rebuilding his mind, given the choice Heston says he wouldn't turn off his bipolar disorder if he could.

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An investigation determined that staff neglected to administer crucial medications, the state said.

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In Hawaii, they started by taking him off medication and getting his waistline down.

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He loaded Wilson up on medications — lithium, Xanax, Halcion, among others.

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