medication

noun

USmed-i-KAY-shun/mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

2 meanings of medication

1
nouncountable or uncountable
A medicine, or the full range of medicines a patient takes on a regular basis.
Her pharmacist reviewed every medication she was taking for possible interactions.
Patients leaving the hospital often receive a printed list of their medication.
Similarmedicine, drug, remedy, prescription, medicament
2
noununcountable
The process of giving medicine to a patient as part of treatment.
The nurse oversaw the medication of every patient on the ward.
Medication began only after the doctors had confirmed the diagnosis.
Similartreatment, dosing

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Origin

It comes from Middle English medicacioun and Middle French médication, from Latin medicātiō, based on medicārī ("to heal, cure") and medicus ("a physician, surgeon"), from medērī ("to heal"). It is equivalent to medicate plus -ion.