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medication.

A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/
  1. A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.

    countable · uncountable
    Have you been taking your medication? [uncountable]
    Have you been taking your medications? [countable]
  2. The administration of medicine.

    countable · uncountable
    Such behavior, if it doesn't abate, will necessitate medication and supervision.
Where this word comes from

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.

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