medication en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
Have you been taking your medications? [countable]
Are you going to be be like this all day? It’s like I’ve not took^([sic – meaning taken]) my medication.
2019 March 19, The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off, season 2, episode 3, Michael Pennington (actor), via Channel 4:Have you been taking your medication? [uncountable]
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(countable, uncountable) The administration of medicine.
Such behavior, if it doesn't abate, will necessitate medication and supervision.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| medications | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
enzyme-inhibiting medication · medication assisted treatment · postmedication · polymedication · forget to take one's medication this morning · overmedication · demedication · premedication · enzyme-inducing medication · automedication · electromedication · nonmedication · mismedication · medication-assisted treatment · comedication · self-medication · hypermedication · undermedication · apomedication · medicational
Relateds
medicate · medic · medicine · self-medicate · medicament · medicinal
Translations (51)
la medicāmen (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · ar دَوَاء (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · km ឱសថ (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · ro medicație (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · nl medicatie (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · hi औषधि (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · it medicazione (administration of medicine) · gl medicación (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · ru лека́рства (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · pt medicação (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · ka მედიკამენტური (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · cmn 藥物 /药物 (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · af medikasie (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · vi phép trị liệu (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · gl medicación (administration of medicine) · it medicazione (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · eo kuracilo (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · hi उपचार (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · hu gyógyszeres kezelés (administration of medicine) · sq barna (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · hu gyógyszerelés (administration of medicine) · pt remédio (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · es medicación (administration of medicine) · fr médication (administration of medicine) · hu gyógyszerezés (administration of medicine) · fr médication (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · el φαρμακευτική αγωγή (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · cs léky (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · ca medicament (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · tl paggamot (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · de Medikation (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · pt medicação (administration of medicine) · fi lääkitys (administration of medicine) · pt medicamento (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · hy դեղորայք (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · bn চিকিত্সা (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · eo medicinaĵo (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · bg лека́рство (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · kk дәрі-дәрмек (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · fi lääkkeet (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · ms ubat (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · es medicamento (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · es medicación (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · ota علاج (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · fi lääkintä (administration of medicine) · de Arzneimittel (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · hu gyógyszer (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · fi lääke (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · ru медикаме́нты (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) · de Medikation (administration of medicine) · fi lääkitys (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient)