medication

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(med′i kā′shən)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
medication n (medicine, drug)medicación nf
  medicina nf
  remedio nm
  medicamento nm
 The patient stopped taking his medication, and needed to be taken to the hospital.
 El paciente dejó de tomarse la medicación y tuvo que ser llevado al hospital.
medication n formal (treatment with drugs)medicación nf
  medicina nf
  tratamiento nm
 The doctor decided to treat the disease with medication rather than surgery.
 El médico decidió tratar la enfermedad con medicación en vez de cirugía.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
premedication,
pre-medication n		 (drugs given before anesthesia)premedicación nf
reliever,
reliever medication,
reliever medicine n		 (asthma drug)medicamento de alivio rápido nm + loc adj
 Max suffers from asthma, so he carries an inhaler containing reliever medication.
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'medication' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
antibiotic - aperient - beta blocker - contraindicate - dispense - drug treatment - expectorant - eyedropper - eyedrops - ibuprofen - inhalant - instillation - med - medicament - medicinal ingredient - medicine - medicine cabinet - nasal spray - pillbox - placebo - placebo effect - prescribe - prescription drug - prescription medicine - suppository - take drugs - targeted drug delivery - vaginal suppository - Valium
Spanish:
medicación - fórmula - antiparasitario - antitetánico - droga - espasmolítico - medicamento - medicina - medicinar - murria - prescribir un medicamento - psicofármaco - tópico

Collocations: [prescription, over-the-counter] medication, medication for a [condition, symptom, disease], medication for [disorders, depression, pain], more...

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