medication
pronunciation
How to pronounce medication in British English:
UK [ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn]
How to pronounce medication in American English:
US [ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
- the act of treating with medicines or remedies
Word Origin
- medication (n.)
- early 15c., "medical treatment of a disease or wound," from Middle French médication and directly from Latin medicationem (nominative medicatio) "healing, cure," from past participle stem of medicare, medicari "to medicate, heal, cure" (poetic and Late Latin) from medicus "physician, healing" (see medical (adj.)).