Medicament

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mɪˈdɪkəmənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mə dik′ə mənt, med′i kə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
me•dic•a•ment  (mə dik′ə mənt, med′i kə-),USA pronunciation n. 
    a healing substance; medicine;
    remedy. Also called med•i•cant  (med′i kənt).USA pronunciation 
    • Latin medicāmentum remedy, physic, equivalent. to medicā(rī) to cure + -mentum -ment. See medicate
    • 1535–45
    med•i•ca•men•tal  (med′i kə men′tl),USA pronunciation med′i•ca•men′tous, adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
medicament / mɪˈdɪkəmənt ˈmɛdɪ-/
  1. a medicine or remedy in a specified formulation
Etymology: 16th Century: via French from Latin medicāmentum, from medicāre to cure
'Medicament' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
charta - lamella - medication - medicine - physic - poultice - remedy - wafer

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