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单词 medication
释义

medication

noun

med·​i·​ca·​tion ˌme-di-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce medication (audio)
1
: the act or process of medicating
2
: a medicinal substance : medicament

Synonyms

  • cure
  • drug
  • medicament
  • medicinal
  • medicine
  • pharmaceutical
  • physic
  • remedy
  • specific
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Example Sentences

The company has developed a new allergy medication. He stopped taking his medications. Her illness has not responded to medication.
Recent Examples on the Web The medication is an at-home treatment, a series of three pills taken twice a day for five days. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 For example, if medication is cheap and effective, why would someone use or pay for a digital product instead? Mike Desjadon, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2022 If a person has good control of their blood pressure at a heart rate of 80, the medication is successful. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2022 With people mass-buying EC since Roe v. Wade was overturned, Brogan says that the medication could be increasingly hard to find. Rebecca Sohn, SELF, 11 Aug. 2022 Every medication is about weighing risks and benefits. Katia Hetter, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 Graham said that medication is only available at this time for people who have severe disease. Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2022 Male patients will be affected too as the medication will not be available. Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2022 The medication will be available at University of California and California State University medical centers starting Jan. 1, 2023, under a state law aimed at expanding access to the pills to college students. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

medication

noun

med·​i·​ca·​tion ˌme-də-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce medication (audio)
: medicine sense 1

Medical Definition

medication

noun

med·​i·​ca·​tion ˌmed-ə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce medication (audio)
1
: the act or process of medicating
2
: a medicinal substance : medicament

medication

noun

as in drug
a substance or preparation used to treat disease the doctor prescribed two different medications for the infection

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • remedy
  • medicinal
  • cure
  • prescription
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  • antibiotic
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  • physic
  • specific
  • syrup
  • injection
  • tablet
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  • botanical
  • serum
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