medication

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A medicine, or the medicines a person takes regularly.

   Have you been taking your medication every morning?

2. 2
   noun

   The act of treating someone with medicine.

   If the symptoms continue, medication may be necessary.

From Middle English medicacioun, from Middle French médication and its etymon Latin medicātiō, from medicārī (“to heal, cure”), from medicus (“a physician, surgeon”), from medērī (“to heal”). Equivalent to medicate + -ion.

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