- 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
