Medication

Medication
Medication Med`i*ca"tion, [L. medicatio: cf. F. m['e]dication.] The act or process of medicating. [1913 Webster]

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  • médication — [ medikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1314; lat. medicatio ♦ Emploi de médicaments dans un but thérapeutique déterminé. ⇒ thérapeutique; traitement. Médication substitutive. Médication sans prescription. ⇒ automédication. ● médication nom féminin (latin… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • medication — UK US /ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [C or U] ► drugs that are used in the treatment of illness or injury: »The condition can be treated effectively with medication. »over the counter/prescription medications take/need/change medication »In many cases,… …   Financial and business terms

  • Medication — Medication, also referred to as medicine, can be loosely defined as any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease. [ [http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/fdcact/fdcact1.htm US Federal Food, Drug …   Wikipedia

  • Medication — Datos generales Origen  Estados Unidos, Los Ángeles …   Wikipedia Español

  • medication — (n.) early 15c., medical treatment of a disease or wound, from M.Fr. médication and directly from L. medicationem (nom. medicatio) healing, cure, from pp. stem of medicare, medicari to medicate, heal, cure (poetic and Late Latin) from medicus… …   Etymology dictionary

  • medication — index drug, narcotic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • medication — ► NOUN 1) a medicine or drug. 2) treatment with medicines …   English terms dictionary

  • medication — [med΄i kā′shən] n. [L medicatio] 1. a medicating or being medicated 2. a medicine; substance for curing or healing, or for relieving pain …   English World dictionary

  • medication — n. 1) to take (a) medication 2) to administer, dispense, give (a) medication 3) to order; prescribe (a) medication 4) to put smb. on medication 5) to discontinue (a) medication 6) to take smb. off medication 7) (an) effective; mild; potent,… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • medication — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ prescribed, prescription ▪ non prescription (esp. AmE), over the counter ▪ regular ▪ antidepressant, anti inflammatory …   Collocations dictionary

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