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automedication en · NOUN

Etymology

From auto- + medication.

Meanings

  1. (rare, uncountable) Self-medication.
    • It is difficult to clarify the hepatotoxicity of herbal remedies, especially if they are comprised of a mixture of several plants or various components of the plant. Moreover, herbal remedies are often applied as automedication, and patients withhold the information that they have used them. 2006, Erwin Kuntz, Hans-Dieter Kuntz, “Drug-induced liver damage”, in Hepatology: Principles and Practice, 2nd edition, Heidelberg: Springer Medizin Verlag, →ISBN, page 553:

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