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medication
noun
a
medicine
or
drug
that
is
used
to
treat
,
cure
,
or
prevent
an
illness
or
condition
•
The
doctor
prescribed
a
new
medication
to
lower
her
blood
pressure
.
The
doctor
prescribed
a
new
medication
to
lower
her
blood
pressure
.
•
Make
sure
you
take
your
medication
with
food
to
avoid
an
upset
stomach
.
Make
sure
you
take
your
medication
with
food
to
avoid
an
upset
stomach
.
From
Latin
medicātiō
(“
healing
,
curing
”),
from
medicārī
(“
to
heal
”),
plus
the
English
noun-forming
suffix
–tion
.
noun
the
act
or
process
of
treating
someone
or
something
with
medicine
•
Proper
medication
of
the
wound
prevented
infection
.
Proper
medication
of
the
wound
prevented
infection
.
•
Her
condition
improved
after
weeks
of
careful
medication
.
Her
condition
improved
after
weeks
of
careful
medication
.
Same
origin
as
sense
1
:
derived
from
Latin
medicātiō
;
this
sense
developed
in
English
to
describe
the
treatment
process
itself
.
