treatment with drugs or remedies a drug or remedy
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med•i•ca•tion /ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a medicine: [uncountable]prescribed medication for the pain.[countable]Her medications did not agree with her.
med•i•ca•tion
(med′i kā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- Drugsthe use or application of medicine.
- Drugsa medicinal substance;
medicament.
- Latin medicātiōn- (stem of medicātiō). See medicate, -ion
- late Middle English 1375–1425
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'medication' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
PAS
- POM
- PPI
- abirritant
- aggressive
- akathisia
- anti-inflammatory
- antidote
- applicator
- assistance dog
- atropine
- bioavailability
- biological psychiatry
- bougie
- bring
- cannula
- compress
- control group
- correct
- cystoscope
- defense
- double-blind
- dragée
- dress
- drops
- eyewash
- frigidity
- how
- hypodermic
- implant
- lumbar puncture
- medicate
- medicine
- mesotherapy
- micropump
- nasal spray
- nebula
- nebulizer
- nonprescription
- nose drops
- patch
- pill pusher
- polypill
- preventive medicine
- probang
- pulse
- remedy
- self-medication
- semaglutide
- single-blind