Dictionary

self-medication en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English medication English self-medication From self- + medication.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The treatment or medication of oneself without professional advice in order to treat a real or imagined condition.

Hypernyms

self-treatment

Relateds

self-medicator · self-medicate

Synonyms

automedication

Translations (22)

hu öngyógyszerelés (medication of oneself without professional advice) · ro automedicație (medication of oneself without professional advice) · uk самолікува́ння (medication of oneself without professional advice) · pt automedicação (medication of oneself without professional advice) · fi itselääkitys (medication of oneself without professional advice) · hu öngyógyszerezés (medication of oneself without professional advice) · id swamedikasi (medication of oneself without professional advice) · pl samoleczenie (medication of oneself without professional advice) · sv självmedicinering (medication of oneself without professional advice) · ms swapengubatan (medication of oneself without professional advice) · ru самолече́ние (medication of oneself without professional advice) · be самалячэ́нне (medication of oneself without professional advice) · nl zelfmedicatie (medication of oneself without professional advice) · de Selbstmedikation (medication of oneself without professional advice) · es automedicación (medication of oneself without professional advice) · da selvmedicinering (medication of oneself without professional advice) · gl automedicación (medication of oneself without professional advice) · ca automedicació (medication of oneself without professional advice) · bg самолече́ние (medication of oneself without professional advice) · it automedicazione (medication of oneself without professional advice) · fr automédication (medication of oneself without professional advice) · nl automedicatie (medication of oneself without professional advice)