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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary med·i·ca·tion DATE 15th century 1. the act or process of medicating 2. a medicinal substance : medicament English Etymology medication c.1600, from M.Fr . médication, from L. medicationem (nom.medicatio) "healing, cure," from medicare, medicari "medicate, heal, cure," from medicus "healing" (see medical). The verb medicate "to treat medicinally" is from 1620s.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 medication medi·ca·tion / 7medi5keiFn / noun[U, C] a drug or another form of medicine that you take to prevent or to treat an illness 药；药物: to be on medication 进行药物治疗 Are you currently taking any medication? 你在服用什么药吗？ Many flu medications are available without a prescription. 许多流感药不用处方就可以买到。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English medication noun ADJ. prescribed | over-the-counter | regular VERB + MEDICATION be on, receive, take | prescribe (sb) | administer, give sb | stop She stopped the medication because of side effects. | need, require PREP. ~ for He is on regular medication for his fits. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: REMEDY 1, cure, medicament, medicant, medicine, pharmacon, physicWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: self-medication , or hypodermic medicationmed·i·ca·tion \ˌmedəˈkāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: French or Latin; French médication, from Latin medication-, medicatio, from medicatus + -ion, -io -ion 1. : the act or process of medicating : treatment with a medicament 2. : a medicinal substance : medicament Synonyms: see remedy |
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