medicament

C2+ Topic:Health & Medicine

US /məˈdɪkəmənt/ UK /məˈdɪkəmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a substance used in medical treatment; a medicine

The pharmacist mixed the medicament according to the prescription.

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Etymology

From Latin medicāmentum ('medicine, remedy'), from medicārī ('to heal, treat'), from medicus ('physician'), from medērī ('to heal'). A substance used in medical treatment.

medicāmentum Latin medērī Latin

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# medicament

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /məˈdɪkəmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /məˈdɪkəmənt/

## Meanings
1. a substance used in medical treatment; a medicine

## Examples
- The pharmacist mixed the medicament according to the prescription.

## Synonyms
- medicine
- medication
- remedy
- drug
- preparation
- cure

## Related Forms
- medicate
- medicine
- medical
- medicinal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: medicāmentum
- Root: medērī

## Etymology
From Latin medicāmentum ('medicine, remedy'), from medicārī ('to heal, treat'), from medicus ('physician'), from medērī ('to heal'). A substance used in medical treatment.

## AI Etymology
Medicament comes from Latin medicāmentum ('medicine, remedy'), from medicārī ('to heal, treat'), from medicus ('physician'), from medērī ('to heal'). A substance used in medical treatment. The etymological trail includes Latin medicāmentum and Latin medērī. As a noun, medicament means a substance used in medical treatment; a medicine. The same family is visible in related forms such as medicate, medicine, medical, and medicinal.

## Topics
- Health & Medicine
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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