medication
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medication
- /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English medicacioun, from Middle French médication and its etymon Latin medicātiō, from medicārī (“to heal, cure”), from medicus (“a physician, surgeon”), from medērī (“to heal”). Equivalent to medicate + -ion.
noun medications
- A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient. Have you been taking your medication? [uncountable]
- The administration of medicine. Such behavior, if it doesn't abate, will necessitate medication and supervision.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: medicine, medicament, medicinal drug, dosage, dose, prescription, drug, medicinal, pharmaceutical, pharmacy, drugmaker, pharmacotherapy, medical, treating, treatment, medicalization
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noun one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient
| Español | medicamento, medicación |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 藥物 /药物 yàowù |
| हिन्दी | उपचार upcār, औषधि auṣdhi |
| Português | medicamento, medicação, remédio |
| Français | médication |
| Deutsch | Medikation, Arzneimittel |
| Italiano | medicazione |
| Ελληνικά | φαρμακευτική αγωγή farmakeftikí agogí |
| Română | medicație |
| Русский | лека́рства lekárstva, медикаме́нты medikaménty |
| Tiếng Việt | phép trị liệu |
| العربية | دَوَاء dawāʔ |
noun administration of medicine
| Español | medicación |
|---|---|
| Português | medicação |
| Français | médication |
| Deutsch | Medikation |
| Italiano | medicazione |
Talk about this word "medication." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/medication. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. medication. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/medication "medication." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/medication.Cite this
@misc{medication_2026,
title = {medication},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/medication},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
