English Explanatory Dictionary

medication

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
  2. The administration of medicine.

Pronunciation

/mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-medication.wav

Word forms

medication medications

Etymology

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.

Related words

medic medicament medicate medicinal medicine self-medicate

Derived words

apomedication automedication comedication demedication electromedication enzyme-inducing medication enzyme-inhibiting medication forget to take one's medication this morning hypermedication medicational medication-assisted treatment medication assisted treatment mismedication nonmedication overmedication polymedication postmedication premedication self-medication undermedication
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