What does medicament mean?
Definitions for medicament
məˈdɪk ə mənt, ˈmɛd ɪ kə-; ˈmɛd ɪ kəntmedica·ment
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Princeton's WordNet
medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drugnoun
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Wiktionary
medicamentnoun
A medicine, medication or drug
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Medicamentnoun
Any thing used in healing; generally topical applications.
Etymology: medicament, Fr. medicamentum, Latin.
Admonitions, fraternal or paternal, then more publick reprehensions; and, upon the unsuccessfulness of these milder medicaments, the use of that stronger physick, the censures. Henry Hammond, Fundamentals.
A cruel wound was cured by scalding medicaments, after it was putrified; and the violent swelling and bruise of another was taken away by scalding it with milk. William Temple, Miscel.
Wikipedia
medicament
A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and relies on the science of pharmacology for continual advancement and on pharmacy for appropriate management. Drugs are classified in multiple ways. One of the key divisions is by level of control, which distinguishes prescription drugs (those that a pharmacist dispenses only on the order of a physician, physician assistant, or qualified nurse) from over-the-counter drugs (those that consumers can order for themselves). Another key distinction is between traditional small molecule drugs, usually derived from chemical synthesis, and biopharmaceuticals, which include recombinant proteins, vaccines, blood products used therapeutically (such as IVIG), gene therapy, monoclonal antibodies and cell therapy (for instance, stem cell therapies). Other ways to classify medicines are by mode of action, route of administration, biological system affected, or therapeutic effects. An elaborate and widely used classification system is the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System. The World Health Organization keeps a list of essential medicines. Drug discovery and drug development are complex and expensive endeavors undertaken by pharmaceutical companies, academic scientists, and governments. As a result of this complex path from discovery to commercialization, partnering has become a standard practice for advancing drug candidates through development pipelines. Governments generally regulate what drugs can be marketed, how drugs are marketed, and in some jurisdictions, drug pricing. Controversies have arisen over drug pricing and disposal of used drugs.
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medicament
A medicament is a substance used for medical treatment, especially a drug or medicine. It could come in the form of a pill, an ointment, a syrup, or other form and is used to cure, alleviate, prevent or diagnose diseases.
Webster Dictionary
Medicamentnoun
anything used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing application
Etymology: [L. medicamentum, fr. medicare, medicari, to heal: cf. F. mdicament. See Medicable.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of medicament in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of medicament in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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