Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The administration of medicine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of treating with medicines or remedies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: therapy
Narrower terms: antipyresis, administration, giving medication
noun
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: medicine, medicament, medicinal drug
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drug
Narrower terms: acyclovir, Zovirax, alendronate, Fosamax, allopurinol, Zyloprim, amrinone, Inocor, analgesic, anodyne, painkiller, pain pill, angiogenesis inhibitor, antiarrhythmic, antiarrhythmic drug, antiarrhythmic medication, antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide, anticholinergic, anticholinergic drug, anticholinesterase, anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulant, anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug, antidepressant, antidepressant drug, antidiabetic, antidiabetic drug, antidiarrheal, antidiarrheal drug, antidiuretic, antidiuretic drug, antiemetic, antiemetic drug, antihistamine, antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug, anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory drug, antiprotozoal, antiprotozoal drug, antipyretic, febrifuge, antiseptic, antispasmodic, spasmolytic, antispasmodic agent, antitussive, antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drug, APC, astringent, astringent drug, styptic, atomic cocktail, azathioprine, Imuran, blocker, blocking agent, bronchodilator, calcium blocker, calcium-channel blocker, carminative, clofibrate, Atromid-S, clopidogrel bisulfate, Plavix, cold medicine, counterirritant, cytotoxic drug, decongestant, demulcent, diaphoretic, disulfiram, Antabuse, dose, dosage, Drixoral, drug cocktail, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART, expectorant, expectorator, fixed-combination drug, gemfibrozil, Lopid, hematinic, haematinic, herbal medicine, histamine blocker, immunosuppressant, immunosuppressor, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressive, immune suppressant drug, inhalant, inhalation, isoproterenol, Isuprel, isosorbide, Isordil, lipid-lowering medicine, lipid-lowering medication, statin drug, statin, methacholine, Mecholyl, nux vomica, over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine, oxytocic, oxytocic drug, paregoric, camphorated tincture of opium, patent medicine, penicillamine, Cuprimine, pentylenetetrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol, Metrazol, pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic, placebo, powder, prescription drug, prescription, prescription medicine, ethical drug, probenecid, purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient, remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic, rubefacient, sedative, sedative drug, depressant, downer, soothing syrup, specific, sucralfate, Carafate, sudorific, sudatory, suppository, tincture, tonic, restorative, tyrosine kinase inhibitor, vermicide, vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic
History
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.
Across languages
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
