noun
medication
meh-dih-KAY-shuhn
noun
1
A drug or medicine used to treat an illness.
"She takes medication for her thyroid condition every morning."
"The doctor adjusted his medication after the side effects appeared."
How to Use Medication
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe medicine itself, or the act of giving medicine to treat a health problem.
Common pairings
take medication
prescribe medication
medication dosage
Word Forms
medications plural
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Etymology
From Latin medicātiō, from medicārī ("to heal, cure"), from medicus ("physician").