medicament

C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances

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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Synonyms

1 noun · a substance used in medical... medicine medication remedy drug preparation cure

Word family

Related forms medicate medicine medical medicinal

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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Materials & Substances Word Formation & Derivatives

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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
- Materials & Substances
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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